Providing nutritional support for patients in critical care.

This article explores the importance of providing nutritional support for patients who are critically ill and explains the pathophysiology of nutrition in altered health states. It discusses nutritional screening and assessment, the various routes of nutrition administration and the nursing considerations involved in providing nutritional support in critical care.
PMID: 29781257 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Nursing Standard - May 21, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Mutrie L, Hill B Tags: Nurs Stand Source Type: research