A survey of ethical issues experienced by nurses caring for terminally ill elderly people

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 150-164

  Patricia, S ^a   Enes, D ^a   De Vries, Kay ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALICE HOSPICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture; Elderly people; Ethics; Palliative care; Terminally ill patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROL; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EDUCATION; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; ETHICS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 2142763778     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0969733004ne680oa     Document Type: Review

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