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Total Parenteral Nutrition

A Practical Guide for Nurses

  • 1st Edition - November 23, 1999
  • Editor: Helen Hamilton
  • Language: English
  • Paperback ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 0 6 0 0 5 - 2

This is a practical handbook, whichwill provide an everyday reference for the inexperienced to provide artificial nutrition in a safe and effective manner. Total Parenteral… Read more

Total Parenteral Nutrition

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This is a practical handbook, whichwill provide an everyday reference for the inexperienced to provide artificial nutrition in a safe and effective manner. Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) is a means of providing nutrients to patients whom, for whatever reason, are unable to take food orallyThis book covers the whole range of factors involved in TPN, patient selection and suitability for TPN, contraindications to patients receiving TPN and the practicalities involved such as line selection. It examines the range of treatment options available that are alternatives to TPN. It is also a unique publication in that it considers the patients opinion, body image and lifestyle. Despite its broad coverage, the book is able to explain new techniques concisely, which will help readers professional development and increase their confidence in using these techniques.