Eating, ethics and Alzheimer's
Clibbens, R.
Nursing Times 92(50): 29-30
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0954-7762 PMID: 9000952 Document Number: 462796
This article describes a situation in practice where the patient's difficulties in swallowing became an ethical dilemma for her family and the author. The incident caused the author to reflect on practice and look for ways to improve, by reviewing the relevant literature.
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