Factors related to the involvement of nurses in medical end-of-life decisions in Belgium: A death certificate study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1022-1031

  Inghelbrecht, Els ^a   Bilsen, Johan ^a,b   Mortier, Freddy ^b   Deliens, Luc ^a,c  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decision making; Euthanasia; Nurse's role; Nurse physician relations; Palliative care; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE;

BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 44949180949     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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