A critical discourse analysis of provision of end-of-life care in key uk critical care documents

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 198-208

  Pattison, Natalie ^a,b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical care; Critical discourse analysis; Death and dying; Decision making; End of life care; National guidelines

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; DOCUMENTATION; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATERNALISM; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHILOSOPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; SEMANTICS; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CRITICAL CARE; DOCUMENTATION; FAMILY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATERNALISM; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SELECTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SEMANTICS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 33747617984     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1362-1017.2006.00172.x     Document Type: Article

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