In the patient's best interests? Dehydration in dying patients.
1. Little is known about the physiological effects of dehydration in terminally ill patients. 2. Terminally ill patients in hospices are not usually given IV infusions. 3. Dying patients not given artificial hydration are less likely to need suction. 4. Hydrating dying patients may add to their distress.
Haas
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F
D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013727:Terminal Care; D028761:Withholding Treatment