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9624961

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-6-25
pubmed:abstractText
Ethical guidelines provide a valuable first step in thinking about a new model of caring--one that brings together an enhanced model of patient autonomy, a clearer understanding of the moral (as opposed to merely biologic) meaning of life and death, a consistent concern for human life, and a recovery of the gerontological nurse practitioner's role as advocate, counselor, educator, and healer of the human spirit. Instead of creating a slippery slope, the emerging consensus will place decisions to withhold or withdraw fluids and nutrition on even firmer ethical, legal, and moral ground. Even in cases involving severe and enduring illness, disability, and "helplessness," society's focus must be on life. By its very nature, every human life, without reference to its condition, has a value that no one rightfully can deny or measure. Recognition of that truth is the cornerstone on which American law is built. Society's acceptance of that fundamental principle explains why, from time immemorial, society through law has extended its protection to all, including, especially, its weakest and most vulnerable members (Brophy v. New England Sinai Hospital., Inc., 1986).
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:keyword
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
E
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0098-9134
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
8-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
A compassionate response toward providing. Nutrition and hydration in vulnerable populations.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Morton Plant Mease Primary Care, Clearwater, Florida, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review