Dehydration Plays Key Role in Nursing Home Death
Nurse.com
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
With the elderly, dehydration can be caused by many factors, but studies indicate that inadequate staffing and lack of supervision are principal causes of dehydration in nursing homes. One day, a female resident of a nursing home was transferred to a hospital psychiatric ED due to “combative behavior and a possible altered mental state.”
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