- Title
- Patient nutrition and hydration at the end of life
- Creator
- van der Riet , Pamela; Good, Phillip; Higgins, Isabel; Sneesby, Ludmilla
- Relation
- Australian Nursing Journal Vol. 15, Issue 8
- Relation
- http://www.anf.org.au/html/publications_anj.html
- Publisher
- Australian Nursing Federation
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2008
- Description
- The provision of medically administered nutrition and hydration (MNH) for the terminally ill patient is a controversial issue. A recent qualitative study in New South Wales explored palliative care nurses' and doctors' perceptions and attitudes to patient nutrition and hydration at the end of life. The researchers recommend developing clinical guidelines to ensure consistency in how issues of terminal dehydration for dying patients are managed.
- Subject
- medically administered nutrition and hydration (MNH); terminal illness; guidelines; qualitative study; patient nutrition
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/40349
- Identifier
- uon:4587
- Identifier
- ISSN:1320-3185
- Language
- eng
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