Can we trust urine dipsticks?
Urine dispsticks are frequently used in the clinic to diagnose urinary tract infection in elderly patients even though the urine disptick does not distinguish between urinary tract infection and asymptomatic baceriuria.
Urine dispsticks are frequently used in the clinic to diagnose urinary tract infection in elderly patients even though the urine disptick does not distinguish between urinary tract infection and asymptomatic baceriuria.
Weight is one of the simplest measurements of nutritional status. Nevertheless, a number of personnel in the community nursing services lack knowledge about nutrition and good routines for weighing patients.
Most of those who work part time choose to do so for reasons of lifestyle or family values. However, sociable working hours and professional challenges may provide the motivation required for some to increase their full-time equivalent percentage.
The infection control measures may have impacted negatively on the breastfeeding assistance provided for first-time mothers in postnatal facilities. There was also a greater reliance on breast-milk substitutes than normal.