Decisions and attitudes toward treatment of incompetent, chronically ill, elderly people: A comparison between nurses and physicians - Or: Why does nobody ask the nurses?;Entscheidungen und einstellungen bei der behandlung inkompetenter, chronisch kranker, alter menschen. Ein vergleich zwischen krankenschwestern und arzten - Oder: Warum fragt keiner die krankenschwester?

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 131-138

  Richter, J ^a   Eisemann, M ^b   Bauer, B ^c   Kreibeck, H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Klinikum Neubrandenburg   (Germany)

^d Pflegedienstleistung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Advance directive; Decision making; Incompetency; Patient's will

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PATIENT; DEMENTIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; ETHICS, NURSING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS;

EID: 0032893787     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003910050094     Document Type: Article

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