Role of nurses in institutional ethics policies on euthanasia

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-61

  Gastmans, Chris ^a   Lemiengre, Joke ^a   De Casterlé, Bernadette Dierckx ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ethics; Euthanasia; Hospitals; Nurses; Nursing homes; Policy; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHICS; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING HOME; POLICY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BELGIUM; CATHOLICISM; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; ETHICS, NURSING; EUTHANASIA; HOSPITALS, RELIGIOUS; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33645098307     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03790.x     Document Type: Article

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