Nurses' attitudes toward do-not-resuscitate orders

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 538-541

  John Purvis, R ^a   Law, Edward ^b   Still, Joseph M ^c   Belcher, Keith ^a   Kito, Noriko ^b   Bryan Dorman, J ^c  

^a Columbia Augusta Medical Center ^*

^b Burn Center   (United States)

^c MSN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; ENTERIC FEEDING; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSE ATTITUDE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0344474612     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-199811000-00014     Document Type: Article

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