What are the current recommendations regarding the use of daily weights and fluid balance charts to assess hydration status?
a. Daily weight only.
b. Fluid balance chart only.
c. Daily weight and fluid balance chart.
d. Neither daily weight nor fluid balance chart.
a
The evidence currently recommends the use of daily
weights without the use of fluid balance charts. However,
fluid balance charts continue to be used in many healthcare
facilities.
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