Clinical Review
Intravenous Fluid Therapy: A Review
Fed Pract. 2004 July;21(7):41
Author(s):
Gaffney J
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Joanne Gaffney, RN, CANP, MS
Ms. Gaffney is a nurse practitioner in the surgical service at the Northport VA Medical Center, Northport, NY and a clinical instructor in the department of nursing at Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY.
If this common intervention isn't managed vigilantly, it actually can exacerbate the risks it's designed to alleviate.