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Nil by mouth: is your nursing team following outdated ‘rules’?

NICE guidance notes that advising people to fast from midnight before surgery should change. So what nil by mouth best practice steps should nurses be aware of?
Posted 20 May 2024 - 01:00
Illustration shows a circle, the outer edges of which are in bold red, with a red stripe going diagonally across a knife, fork and glass filled with liquid, suggesting a nil by mouth instruction
 
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