Advancing Nutrition and Dietetics Practice: Dealing With Ethical Issues of Nutrition 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 active members of in...

Advancing institutional dietetics and school nutrition program in Korea.

More than 21,000 practicing dietitians are working in the various fields of institutional foodservice settings in Korea. For the effective placement and practice of dietitians in their special areas, proper enactment and implementation of required legislations shall be imperative. Following legislations are few of those: regulations for dietitians enacted in 1963 in accordance with decree of th...

Tropical Nutrition and Dietetics

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Tropical Nutrition and Dietetics

Artificial Nutrition and Hydration Clinical Issues

❖ Artificial nutrition and hydration (ANH) are common but controversial therapies at the end of life. Although widely used in certain patient populations, strong scientific evidence regarding the benefits of these therapies is lacking. Because of their important roles in teaching patients and families, and collaborating with team members, palliative and hospice nurses need to know and understan...