How Hydration Care For Elderly Inpatients ( ≥ 65 Years Old )

Since, I have been working on my fitness and health goals over the last year, I of course have needed to start drinking more water. Yet, I still have not been able to get myself to drink the daily-recommended amount of water. Therefore, there are a number of reasons that support my reasoning for wanting to increase my daily water intake. For instance, I want to incorporate drinking more water, because I know that it plays such an essential role in a persons overall health. Changing this behavior will ultimately benefit me in now and in the future. Also, not drinking enough water fatigues the body and muscles, especially for those that are actively exercising. Since, I have been incorporating more exercise into my daily routine, it is important that I also incorporate at least the recommended daily water intake if not more. Another significant factor is that water is essential to organ health and function. Therefore, in order for my organs to function properly I must be consuming the proper amount of water. That is why, I would like to make this behavior change in my life now, so that I could live a long and healthy life. As I reflect back on the experiences I encountered while trying to change my water consumption, I have to admit that overall I had a positive experience. I learned a lot about myself, and my own personal

Water is an essential part to human life. We as humans need around eight to twelve cups per day to make up for the fact that throughout normal functions such as breathing and sweating we lose an average of ten cups per day. To make sure that we are healthy and everything runs properly, we must make sure we drink the right amount of water (msnbc.com, 2004). The one question when thinking about water is what type of water will you drink? The biggest controversy is bottled water vs. tap water. Many people in the world today are switching from drinking tap water to drinking bottled water. The number of people who drink bottled water has been rising over the past few decades and by an average of 7% per year. A

Despite the new discoveries in medicine whether it is a new vaccine or antibiotic, the most basic components for disease prevention and death in humans depends on a good nutrition and access to clean water. The RX for Survival: Back to the Basics video depicts how both an inadequate nutrition and malnutrition can impaired a child’s physically and developmentally. It is estimated that over 100 million children in the world are undernourished and causing the death of more than “one third” of the children (WHO). Furthermore, the consumption of contaminated water, which carries disease organism, exacerbates the mortality rate among children.

In 2013, a magnet recognized hospital, Baptist Health Lexington, reduced CAUTI rates in ICU patients by 60% (Roser, Piercy & Altpeter, 2014). The study included six interventions that were followed by the staff in the effort to reduce CAUTI. The six interventions included: “communication of CAUTI data to interdisciplinary teams, a nurse-driven, physician approved protocol, problem analysis using Lean principles, daily unit-based surveillance rounds, silver alloy urinary catheters, and an antimicrobial bundle comprised of two cleansing products for patients with an indwelling urinary catheter” (Roser, Piercy & Altpeter, 2014). The nurse-physician protocol allowed for nurses to assess whether the catheter was still necessary and if found not to be, the nurse could discontinue it. This resulted in a 58% decrease in the number of catheters used (Roser, Piercy & Altpeter, 2014). An education session was implemented by nurses using principles from the Lean system that checked the capability of nurses to understand just how dangerous CAUTI can be. It was found that no single intervention alone could reduce the occurrence of CAUTI development. Nurses must integrate several interventions to have an effective result at lowering the rates. However, this particular study found that after the use of the antimicrobial bundle, rates of CAUTI did decline. Roser et al. (2014) emphasized that education and awareness of

2.5 litres are recommended per day to stay fully hydrated. Water accommodates for 50-80% of the human body. It assists human digestion by absorbing essential nutrients and excreting waste. It is vital in regulating bodily functions such as blood volume and transporting nutrients (2). It also plays a role during physical activity. When the body overheats, it releases fluids by sweating. If the body becomes dehydrated, by not having enough water, it can lead to impaired physiological responses and performance. Although this is temporary, if adequate consumption of water is not met daily, it can lead to health issues including kidney stones, urinary tract cancers, as well as colon cancers

Central Idea: Drinking the right amount of water each day has crucial health benefits. In this informative speech, my goal is to make the audience aware of the health risk associated with not drinking an efficient amount of water. Also, I will provide several tips to help the audience make sure they are drinking enough water daily.

The patient and their families must be aware of the infection, the source of infection, signs and symptoms, treatments, and measures to apply at home to decrease their risk of receiving an infection. Because geriatric patients are incontinent they may need a catheter in place to help remove their urine. Nurses must perform aseptic technique, wearing proper gloves when inserting or removing device. Another way to help reduce the risk of elderly urinary tract infections would be to avoid or remove catheter soon as possible. Once patients are cleared for discharge they must be aware of the steps to take to insure proper bladder

Explain dysfunction in relation to water balance and its possible treatments (P5) & Discuss dysfunction in relation to water balance and its possible treatments (M3)

The learning objective to be addressed in this essay is to be more adept at filling out a fluid balance chart and understand its importance. I intend to use the Driscoll (2007) reflective cycle as I find the root process of interrogating and assessing events the most helpful at being reflective. The fluid and electrolyte balance monitoring and management are essential and highly significant to nursing care as highlighted by Jevon and Ewens (2007). Patients suffering from a negative fluid balance is understood as suffering in dehydration according to the definition of dehydration by Jevon (2010) Some symptoms of dehydration, as described by Goertz (2006) include thirst, headaches, dry skin, weight loss, fatigue and pyrexia. From this point onward

There is a water crisis which faces many parts of the world and it is a threat to survival of human beings since humans are primarily dependent on water. Shortage in drinking water is beginning to show its effects in first world countries, but is a current major problem facing lesser developed countries which have not taken drastic steps to harvest water and purify it to make it safe for human consumption. In developed countries the population growth has strained available water resources and stretched the ability of governments and private firms to provide safe drinking water to the vast majority of the population. Seventy one percent of

For many years, hospital personnel have struggled with maintaining the accuracy of fluid intake/output measurements of patients. Your decision to focus a change project aimed at addressing this issue and making changes to correct the problem is important to maintain the safety of patients during hospitalization.

It is also important to keep accurate record of Liam’s fluid balance chart, and assess Liam’s capillary refill, skin turgor, fontanel condition and mucous membranes every shift, as they provide information about the infant’s hydration status (Axton & Fugate 2009). Urine analysis may be performed to provide information on hydration status and/or determine if Liam has urine tract infection (UTI) (Axton & Fugate 2009; Crisp, Taylor, Douglas, & Rebeiro, 2013). Management of dehydration would be one of nursing interventions if urine sample shows a high urine specific gravity, and antibiotics would be administered if a bacterium is detected in the urine sample (Axton & Fugate 2009). Feeding ability should be assessed in order to determine the route of fluid intake (i.e. oral, nasogastric or intravenous fluids) (PMH, 2013).

My parents always told me to “drink milk” at meals, so I grew up thinking water was something one only drank at restaurants to save money. It’s flavorless, not delicious, and lacks and nutritional value. I have learned the necessity of water the difficult way. Safe to say, I did not care about drinking water the majority of my life. I only drank approximately twenty-four ounces of water a day, on a good day, if even that, and that’s just in the past three years. The past two years I have fainted, blacked out, and become dehydrated because I did not drink enough water,

Despite the strong claims being made by many parties, some individuals are still not drinking water. The excuses for not drinking water vary in such ways as; forgetting and water being inaccessible. Much of the American public, however, is uninformed about the benefits and the consequences on health of not drinking water. Also, many Americans think that any liquid qualifies as hydration. Confusion exists about what is the best liquid to drink and whether purified or higher quality is better. With the misunderstandings and unconcerned public, America is often dehydrated.

When the questionnaire was completed, 50 copies were done to administer. After collecting all questionnaires from the respondents, the tally system was applied and data was conversed into figure and percentage. Therefore, the drinking water habits of overseas students could be identified.