Practice paper of the academy of nutrition and dietetics abstract: ethical and legal issues of feeding and hydration.

It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that individuals have the right to request or refuse nutrition and hydration as medical treatment. Registered dietitians should work collaboratively as part of an interprofessional team to make recommendations on providing, withdrawing, or withholding nutrition and hydration in individual cases and serve as active [...]

By |2017-05-21T03:14:20+00:00julio 15th, 2013|Clinical care, Documentos científicos|Comentarios desactivados en Practice paper of the academy of nutrition and dietetics abstract: ethical and legal issues of feeding and hydration.

Position of the academy of nutrition and dietetics: ethical and legal issues in feeding and hydration.

It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that individuals have the right to request or refuse nutrition and hydration as medical treatment. Registered dietitians (RDs) should work collaboratively as part of the interprofessional team to make recommendations on providing, withdrawing, or withholding nutrition and hydration in individual cases and serve as [...]

By |2017-05-21T03:15:31+00:00junio 20th, 2013|Behaviour: knowledge, understanding and attitudes of the population, Clinical care, Documentos científicos|Comentarios desactivados en Position of the academy of nutrition and dietetics: ethical and legal issues in feeding and hydration.

Case Study: Nutrition and Hydration Status During 4254km of Running Over 78 Consecutive Days

The aims of this study were to assess the dietary intake and monitor self-reported recovery quality and clinical symptomology of a male ultra-endurance runner who completed a multi-day ultra-endurance running challenge covering 4254km from North Scotland to the Moroccan Sahara desert over 78 consecutive days. Food and fluid intakes were recorded and analysed through dietary [...]

By |2017-05-21T03:16:05+00:00mayo 16th, 2013|Documentos científicos, Exercise and sport, Hydration status of population groups, Physical performance|Comentarios desactivados en Case Study: Nutrition and Hydration Status During 4254km of Running Over 78 Consecutive Days

Artificial Nutrition and Hydration in Catholic Healthcare: Balancing Tradition, Recent Teaching, and Law

Roman Catholics have a long tradition of evaluating medical treatment at the end of life to determine if proposed interventions are proportionate and morally obligatory or  isproportionate and morally optional. There has been significant debate within the Catholic community about whether artificially delivered nutrition and hydration can be appreciated as a medical intervention that may [...]

By |2017-05-21T03:16:08+00:00mayo 16th, 2013|Clinical care, Documentos científicos|Comentarios desactivados en Artificial Nutrition and Hydration in Catholic Healthcare: Balancing Tradition, Recent Teaching, and Law

Nutrition and fluid balance must be taken seriously.

Provision of appropriate nutrition and hydration is a hallmark of compassionate care but is often neglected in all types of healthcare.1 2 3 4 5 These problems are not new and have been reported in the medical literature for nearly four decades.6 7 The consequences are clinically and financially costly. The estimated excess UK health [...]

By |2017-05-21T03:16:08+00:00abril 26th, 2013|Documentos científicos, Hydration and health|Comentarios desactivados en Nutrition and fluid balance must be taken seriously.