Futile care: Confronting the high costs of dying

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 18-23

  Coppa, Seanda ^a  

^a VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; DYING; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPICE; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW;

AUTONOMY; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; FUTILITY; INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES; JUSTICE; MEDICARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES; VALUES;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; BENEFICENCE; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL VALUES; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 0030465246     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-199612000-00007     Document Type: Review

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