Dehydration Risk Appraisal Checklist
A one time, single resident risk assessment for dehydration based of the University of Iowa Dehydration BPG.
References:
Mentes, J. C. & The Iowa Veterans Affairs Nursing Research Consortium. (2004). Evidence-Based Practice Guideline: Hydration management. Iowa City, IA: The University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center Research Translation and Dissemination Core.
Mentes, J. C. & Iowa-Veterans Affairs Research Consortium. (2000). Hydration management. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 6-15.
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