title: The use of intravenous therapy.
abstract: Nurses have a professional and legal responsibility to understand the rationale for the use of prescribed fluids. Safe administration requires an understanding of the role of electrolytes and water and of the mechanisms of movement between different body compartments.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield. h.e.hand@sheffield.ac.uk
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hand
mesh_terms: D001825:Body Fluid Compartments; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D018579:Patient Selection; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance / Q000502:physiology; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control