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Nurses’ nutritional needs: 5 ways to eat and drink well at work

Nutrition advice and snack ideas to help sustain you at work – even when you’re a long way from a kettle. Plus why nurses’ hydration is a patient safety issue
Posted 09 April 2024 - 00:01
Glass dishes in two rows containing food that would constitute nutritious meals nurses to sustain nurses at work. There is thyme and yoghurt dress, chicken breast, couscous, cucumber, carrot, chickpeas and boiled eggs
 
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