A simple guide to nutritional support products

Article Abstract:

A knowledge of nutritional support products becomes important since nurses face an aging population suffering from physical and mental impairment not even imagined a decade ago. Malnutrition also becomes more of an issue the longer the hospitalization. Nutritional supplements have proven clinical benefit in patient with short bowel syndromes, those requiring prolonged bowel rest, those with hypercatabolic states and those who have lost more than a quarter of their body weight for any reason.

Usage, Dietary supplements

---

How much protection is enough?

Article Abstract:

Several precautions may help reduce the risk of infection between health care providers and patients but much is unknown about overall risk and the optimal ways to reduce it. Hand washing, protective clothing, and safe handling of needles are some of the ways to reduce risk of infections. However, even operating room precautions and needleless technology have been associated with infections. Prevention policy development has been hindered by unknown true risk and trends toward home care.

Infection, Prevention, Communicable diseases

---

Support systems for medical decision making

Article Abstract:

It may be advisable to act conservatively in using computerized systems to guide medical decisions. This can be accomplished by either seeking or developing systems flexible enough to adjust to future needs, or postponing the acquisition of such a system until needs are more specific. However, legal complications and government mandates may make medical guideline systems a business necessity.

Methods, Decision-making, Decision making, Analysis, Evaluation, Medical care, Decision support systems

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Automated medication dispensing systems. Infusion pumps. Computer-based patient records - hype versus reality
• Abstracts: A fatal strain. Stage set for equality claims. Not a belly laugh
• Abstracts: Comparison of endometrial growth produced by unopposed conjugated estrogens or by micronized estradiol in postmenopausal women
• Abstracts: AMA treads middle ground on residents' unions. Competition turns friends into foes
• Abstracts: Patient restraints. Nursing care plans: are they required? Measuring competencies of temporary staff

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.