Ms b and legal competence: examining the role of nurses in difficult ethico-legal decision-making

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 78-83

  Goodman, Benny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Autonomy; Decision making; Legal competence; Medical power; Technology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RIGHT TO DIE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; LEGAL APPROACH;

ADULT; CRITICAL CARE; DECISION MAKING; ENGLAND; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RIGHT TO DIE;

EID: 0038688483     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1478-5153.2003.00012.x     Document Type: Article

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