Innovative solutions: Taking advance directives to the community

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 154-156

  Robinson, Ruthie ^a   Eagen, Mary K ^a   Price, Tammy J ^a  

^a CHRISTUS Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced directive; Community based programs; Critical care unit; Do not resuscitate orders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; TEACHING MATERIALS; TEXAS;

EID: 49649107011     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.DCC.0000286857.61655.3f     Document Type: Article

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