Life support decisions involving imperiled infants

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 73-86

  Wocial, Lucia D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Caring context; Ethical dilemmas; Limiting treatment; Nurse parent relations; Parental decision making; Parental support; Treatment withdrawal; Treatment withholding; Trust

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN NURSING; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; NEONATAL NURSING; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 0034286010     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005237-200009000-00008     Document Type: Article

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