‘Do not attempt resuscitation’ decision-making: A study exploring the attitudes and experiences of nurses

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 115-122

  Giles, Helen ^a   Moule, Pam ^b  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Decision making; Do not attempt resuscitation; Nurses' experiences; Resuscitation policies; SNurses' attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; ETHICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENGLAND; FAMILY; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESUSCITATION ORDERS;

EID: 3042766113     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1362-1017.2004.00065.x     Document Type: Article

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