Dean Erin
Nurs Stand. 2012;26(46):22-3. doi: 10.7748/ns2012.07.26.46.22.p9105.
Hospital patients undoubtedly benefit when visitors bring in home-cooked meals. Patients are more likely to be well-nourished if they can eat food they enjoy. But it can present practical difficulties. Banning such food can prevent visitors from showing they care and present nurses with a dilemma.