Involvement of nurses in physician-assisted dying

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 583-591

  Bilsen, Johan J R ^a,b   Vander Stichele, Robert H ^c   Mortier, Freddy ^b   Deliens, Luc ^a,d  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assisted suicide; End of life decisions; Ethics; Euthanasia; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DYING; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; LETHALITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 4644371743     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.02982.x     Document Type: Article

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