title: Thirst: a critical care nursing challenge.
abstract: Thirst is a symptom commonly experienced by critically ill patients. Critical care nurses have the opportunity to prevent and reduce thirst by recognizing the types of thirst, identifying patients at risk, monitoring physiological parameters, and providing comfort measures.
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Woodtli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003422:Critical Care; D003463:Cues; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D012919:Social Behavior; D013894:Thirst / Q000502:physiology*