Nurses' decision-making around gastric residual volume measurement in UK adult intensive care: A four-centre survey.

Background: Despite increasing evidence of the potential inaccuracy and unwarranted practice of regular GRV measurement in critically in adults, this practice persists within the United Kingdom.

Aim: To explore adult intensive care nurses' decision-making around the practice of GRV measurement to guide enteral feeding.

Study Design: A cross-sectional 16 item electronic survey in four adult intensive care units (ICUs) in England and Wales.

Strategies to help adolescents stop smoking.

Since most people who smoke begin doing so during adolescence, there is a need for an effective intervention aimed at this age group. This article looks at the factors that increase the probability of smoking and tobacco addiction during adolescence, and concludes with some useful approaches to smoking cessation.