Professional challenges of bedside rationing in intensive care

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 715-728

  Halvorsen, Kristin ^a   Førde, Reidun ^b   Nortvedt, Per ^b  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Critical care nursing; Distributive justice; Ethical dilemma; Health care priorities; Intensive care; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STANDARD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT RIGHTS; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 57649212744     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733008095383     Document Type: Article

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