End-of-life challenges: Honoring autonomy

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 314-319

  Valente, Sharon M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life; Palliative care; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

DEATH; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL HEALTH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RIGHT TO DIE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 3543096820     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200407000-00008     Document Type: Review

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