Promoting adequate nutrition: using artificial feeding.
An earlier article in this series (Holman et al 2005a) identified that in some circumstances the decision is made to administer artificial feeding. Here, Cheryl Holman, Sally Roberts and Maggie Nicol describe the reasons why artificial feeding may be necessary in older people and how it can be administered.
Holman
Cheryl
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City University, St Bartholomew College of Nursing and Midwifery, London.
Roberts
Sally
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Nicol
Maggie
M
D000368:Aged; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D005773:Gastroscopy; D005774:Gastrostomy; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018579:Patient Selection