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In which extreme situations does nutritional care question the limits and ethical values at stake?
Palliative care, dementia, and intensive care
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?
Provide nutrition therapy with a clear indication and therapeutic goal
What is the primary goal of nutrition therapy in challenging and extreme situations?
To support the metabolic perturbations by providing necessary nutrients
What type of medical intervention is nutrition therapy considered to be?
A medical intervention requiring an indication and a therapeutic goal
Which ethical framework can help in understanding the ethical foundations of the practice of clinical nutrition?
Ethics of Care
What is the central question posed regarding nutritional care as an ethical subject in medical practice?
Whether nutritional care is a legitimate form of medical care
In what situation does the role of health care professionals involve administering enteral and parenteral nutrition?
When natural oral intake of food and liquids is disturbed
What type of care is palliative care?
Specialized medical care for people living with a serious illness
What does the role of health care professionals involve in aged patients during challenging situations?
Assisting in covering the individual's need for nutrients through nutritional care
Test your knowledge about the ethical considerations in providing nutritional care to individuals whose natural oral intake of food and liquids is disturbed due to disease. Explore the role of health care professionals in administering nutrition therapy.
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