Nursing steps to accurately measure fluid balance can help prevent hypervolemia and life-threatening complications such as heart failure. Experts highlight the importance of training for nurses and other healthcare staff, as well as maintaining precise documentation, and how challenges such as inaccessible equipment, poor chart design and lack of awareness hinder best practice in patient care. Find out what you can do to improve fluid balance monitoring in your workplace and reduce risk, especially among older patients, with tips on raising awareness among colleagues.