Withdrawal of life-support treatment: the experience of critical care nurses

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 117-121

  Jones, Tina ^a   TitzGerald, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PASSIVE EUTHANASIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CRITICAL CARE; ETHICS, NURSING; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0032227052     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1036-7314(98)70498-9     Document Type: Article

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