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When the severely ill elderly patient refuses food
 — ethical reasoning among nurses
Author(s)Lilian Jansson, Astrid Norberg, Per-Olov Sandman, Gunilla Åström
Journal titleInternational Journal of Nursing Studies, vol 32, no 1, 1995
Pagespp 68-78
KeywordsDementia ; Feeding capacity ; Rights [elderly] ; Nurses ; Social ethics.
AnnotationCompares the ethical reasoning of nurses experienced in cancer care with that of nurses experienced in dementia care concerning the feeding of severely ill patients who refuse food.
Accession NumberCPA-960105042 A
ClassmarkEA: CA4: IKR: QTE: TQ *

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