The medical futility controversy: Bioethical implications for the critical care nurse

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 81-88

  Cogliano, Janet F ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Ethics; Medical; Medical futility; Prognosis; Resuscitation orders; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ETHICS; FAMILY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSE; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032697676     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002727-199911000-00013     Document Type: Article

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