DISCUSSION In 1656, Wren administered the first parenteral feeding of intravenous
nutrients (wine, opium, and oleic acid) to animals. Bernard injected egg whites, milk, and …

Advances in medical care are resulting in more and more people surviving, living, and aging
with disabilities, including cancer. Due to the progressive nature of some disabilities …

First published in 1997, this book contributes to our understanding of the way our society
responds to issues of death and dying. The trans-disciplinary research which informs this …

A 76‐year‐old patient with metastatic carcinoid tumor who had difficulty tolerating an oral
diet and jejunostomy feedings became dehydrated and failed to thrive. His jejunostomy …

Technological advances in medicine make it possible to sustain life beyond the point where
it is meaningful. The widely publicized case of Karen Ann Quinlan graphically brought this …

This chapter examines the end-of-life choices available to the terminally ill. As Kleespies
(2004) noted, when death is near, many in our society struggle with the dilemma of whether …

The interest in ethics seems to parallel the growth and development of palliative care.
However, analysis of the moral issues in the context of palliative care is relatively scarce …

Among professedly" pro-life" evangelical Christians, there exist divergent views over the
morality of withholding artificial nutrition and hydration (ANH) from patients diagnosed as …

The primary purposes of this study were to explore the effects of acculturation on Japanese
American elders' familiarity with advance directives and associations between their …