title: Nil by mouth: best practice patient education.
abstract: Some patients need to stop eating and drinking, to be nil by mouth, at certain points in their care pathway for their own safety; their care will vary, depending on individual needs. Nurses need adequate knowledge of NBM guidelines to know how to implement them and be able to educate patients. This article explains how to care for patients who are NBM during pre- or post-operative periods.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liddle
mesh_terms: D005215:Fasting; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000592:standards*