Nurses' attitudes toward pregnancy termination in the labor and delivery setting

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 472-479

  Marek, Marla J ^a  

^a Memorial Medical Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anomalies; Attitudes; Delivery; Labor; Pregnancy; Refusal; Termination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; DELIVERY ROOM; FETUS DEATH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDUCED ABORTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MATERNAL CARE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; RELIGION; SEXUAL SELECTION; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; ETHICS; FEMALE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ABORTION, LEGAL; ABORTION, THERAPEUTIC; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CALIFORNIA; DELIVERY ROOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY REDUCTION, MULTIFETAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUSAL TO TREAT; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SEX PRESELECTION;

EID: 4644311132     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884217504266912     Document Type: Article

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