Medical decision-making in the nursing home: A comparison of physician and nurse perspectives

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 14-21

  Cohen Mansfield, Jiska ^a   Lipson, Steven ^a   Horton, Debra ^b  

^a Research Institute on Aging   (United States)

^b Bayada Private Duty Nursing Office   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MALE; NURSING; NURSING HOME; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37149029612     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20061201-03     Document Type: Article

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