Decision making in acute care: A practical framework supporting the 'best interests' principle

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 284-291

  Bailey, Susan ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Decision making; Principles; Quality of life; Suffering

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL CAPACITY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 33646686173     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0969733006ne864oa     Document Type: Article

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