'I'm just not interested in eating': when nutrition becomes an issue in palliative care.
Coping with issues of hydration and nutrition are central when caring for a person at any stage of a life threatening or limiting illness. Particularly as death approaches, many practical and ethical issues may arise in consideration about how a person should be supported in assisting their nutrition and hydration. Support and education of the person themselves, their family and carers is vital in this process. This paper will use a case study and a take longitudinal view of illness, in addressing the nursing aspects of assisting a person's nutrition, firstly in the early stages of illness and then in considering nutritional needs in care towards the end of life.
O'Connor
Margaret
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Monash University, Peninsula Campus, Victoria, Australia.
D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic