Gastmans C
Center for Biomedical Ethics and Law, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
Scand J Caring Sci. 1998;12(4):231-7.
The ethical approach of artificial administration of food and fluids has been much enlivened in recent years. Nevertheless, the ethical implications of the day-to-day event of serving meals in nursing homes remain to be clarified. This paper has a double aim. First, I present a philosophical-ethical clarification of mealtime care in nursing homes. Second, I suggest several ethical orientations related to the nutritional problem among nursing home residents. I argue that caregivers must not only have considerable knowledge and skill in nutritional matters; it is only by integrating as much as possible an attitude of caring with the competent performance of care activities that 'good mealtime care' can be achieved.
近年来，人工给予食物和液体的伦理方法备受关注。然而，养老院日常用餐事件的伦理影响仍有待阐明。本文有两个目标。首先，我对养老院用餐护理进行哲学伦理层面的阐释。其次，我提出一些与养老院居民营养问题相关的伦理取向。我认为护理人员不仅必须在营养问题上具备相当的知识和技能；只有尽可能将关怀态度与护理活动的专业执行相结合，才能实现“良好的用餐护理”。
