Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
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Patient nutrition is back on the agenda but there is still work to be done before the only validated screening tool--MUST--is used universally.
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Case Reports
Implications of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 on advance care planning at the end of life.
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 is concerned with decisions that are made on behalf of adults who lack the capacity to make those decisions for themselves. It has profound implications for decision making in end-of-life care. This article explores some of the issues raised by this legislation and highlights the need for health and social care professionals who are engaged in providing end-of-life care to understand their legal duty in relation to the act.
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As part of the Nutrition Now campaign, a toolkit is being launched online to encourage nurses and support staff to increase water consumption among patients in hospital settings.