Empowerment of dying patients: The strategies and barriers to patient autonomy

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 737-744

  Martin, Geoffrey W ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Communication; Dying; Nursing; Patient empowerment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DEATH; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FREEDOM; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PATERNALISM; PATIENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DEATH; FREEDOM; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING; PATERNALISM; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH;

EID: 0032177358     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00710.x     Document Type: Article

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