Ribble DJ, Thelander B. Patients With Disordered Water Balance: Innovative Psychiatric Nursing Intervention Strategies.
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 1994;
32:35-42. [PMID:
7844768 DOI:
10.3928/0279-3695-19941001-09]
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Abstract
1. Patients with disordered water balance (DWB) have difficulty with fluid intake/output and osmoregulation. These difficulties are characterized by polydipsia, polyuria, significant variation in pattern of excretion, abnormal diurnal weight gain, and behavioral changes. 2. Therapeutic milieu-management strategies for patients experiencing acute and chronic phases of DWB are the cornerstone of long-term management of these patients. 3. Implementation of the intervention and milieu-management strategies described in this article resulted in a reduction of patients requiring acute medical treatment subsequent to an acute phase of DWB.
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