title: Teaching patients INs and OUTs.
abstract: When patients don't understand how to care for their chronic illness, frequent hospitalization results. One example is the patient who is admitted to a medical nursing unit in end stage renal disease (ESRD), the common complications of which are hypervolemia, hypovolemia and associated electrolyte imbalances. To prevent further disease progression and frequent hospitalization, an accurate measurement of fluid intake and output is critical, as is the patient's ability to understand and take responsibility for his/her own care.
authors.affiliation: Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ontario.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Steen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Handke
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000451:nursing*; D008499:Medical Records; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance