To Withdraw or Not To Withdraw : Is withdrawing artificial nutrition and hydration and intravenous antibiotics from the patient justified?
To Withdraw or Not To Withdraw Beauchamp and Childress (2019) describe the case of a comatose elderly man with major medical problems and little chance of recovery. Artificial nutrition and hydration and intravenous antibiotics maintain his life. His family agreed to a “do not resuscitate” order. Disagreement arose among nursing and medical personnel about continuing … Read more