Nasogastric feeding at the end of life: A virtue ethics approach

The use of Nasogastric (NG) feeding in the provision of artificial nutrition and hydration at the end of life has, for the most part, been regarded as futile by the medical community. This position has been led chiefly by prevailing medical data. In Singapore, however, there has been an increase in...

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Main Author: Krishna, Lalit (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2011
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2011, Volume: 18, Issue: 4, Pages: 485-494
Further subjects:B end of life
B Palliative Care
B duty of palliative care
B nasogastric feeding
B Virtue Ethics
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