Nutritional Care Ethics Quiz
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In which extreme situations does nutritional care question the limits and ethical values at stake?

  • Cancer, heart failure, and terminal illness
  • Palliative care, dementia, and intensive care (correct)
  • Nutritional care does not question ethical values in any situation
  • Persistent vegetative state and aged patients

    • What is the primary role of health care professionals when disease impacts nutritional status and the natural oral intake of food and liquids is disturbed?

  • Encourage the patient to rely solely on natural oral intake
  • Provide nutrition therapy with a clear indication and therapeutic goal (correct)
  • Recommend alternative food sources for the patient to obtain nutrients
  • Suggest taking over-the-counter nutritional supplements

    • What is the primary goal of nutrition therapy in challenging and extreme situations?

  • To encourage natural oral intake of food and liquids
  • To restrict the patient's diet to basic food items
  • To limit the use of enteral and parenteral nutrition
  • To support the metabolic perturbations by providing necessary nutrients (correct)

    • What type of medical intervention is nutrition therapy considered to be?

    <p>A medical intervention requiring an indication and a therapeutic goal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ethical framework can help in understanding the ethical foundations of the practice of clinical nutrition?

    <p>Ethics of Care</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the central question posed regarding nutritional care as an ethical subject in medical practice?

    <p>Whether nutritional care is a legitimate form of medical care</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what situation does the role of health care professionals involve administering enteral and parenteral nutrition?

    <p>When natural oral intake of food and liquids is disturbed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of care is palliative care?

    <p>Specialized medical care for people living with a serious illness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the role of health care professionals involve in aged patients during challenging situations?

    <p>Assisting in covering the individual's need for nutrients through nutritional care</p> Signup and view all the answers

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