Ethics and total parenteral nutrition: Issues for intravenous nurse professionals

Journal of Intravenous Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 52-57

  Breier, Sarah J ^a  

^a NONE

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; DEONTOLOGY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SURGICAL PATIENT; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

COMA; CRITICAL CARE; ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 0033977757     PISSN: 08965846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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