District nurses' attitudes toward patient consent: The case of mechanical ventilation on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients: Results from a French national survey

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 332-338

  Peretti Watel, Patrick ^a,b   Bendiane, Marc Karim ^a,b   Galinier, Anne ^c   Favre, Roger ^d   Ribiere, Claude ^e   Lapiana, Jean Marc ^f   Obadia, Yolande ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PAOLI CALMETTES   (France)

^b OBSERVATOIRE RÉGIONAL DE LA SANTÉ PROVENCE ALPES CÔTE D AZUR   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^d TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^f Palliative Care Unit La Maison   (France)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; District nurses; Mechanical ventilation; Patient consent; Unwanted therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTUBATION; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEPHONE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TRACHEOTOMY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; LIVING WILLS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; RELIGION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SEX FACTORS; TERMINAL CARE; TRACHEOTOMY;

EID: 49949109559     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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