Nutrition & Hydration / Persistent Vegetative State

Nursing homework help

Cure / care: compare and contrast.

1. Basic care: Nutrition, hydration, shelter, human interaction.
   • Are we morally obliged to this? Why? Example
2. Swallow test, describe; when is it indicated?
3. When is medically assisted N/H indicated?
   • Briefly describe Enteral Nutrition (EN), including:
     • NJ tube
     • NG tube
     • PEG
   • Briefly describe Parenteral Nutrition (PN), including:
     • a. Total parenteral nutrition
     • b. Partial parenteral nutrition
4. Bioethical analysis of N/H; state the basic principle and briefly describe the two exceptions.
5. Case Study: Terry Schiavo (EXCEL FILE on Module 7: Lecture Materials & Resources page). Provide a bioethical analysis of her case; should we continue with the PEG or not? Why yes or why not?
6. Read and summarize ERD paragraphs #:  32, 33, 34, 56, 57, 58.