title: Eating, ethics and Alzheimer's.
abstract: This article describes a situation in practice where the patient's difficulties in swallowing became an ethical dilemma for her family and the author. The incident caused the author to reflect on practice and look for ways to improve, by reviewing the relevant literature.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Clibbens
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications*; D003657:Decision Making; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans