End-of-life decision making in the intensive care unit: Physician and nurse perspectives

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 222-228

  Westphal, Dan M ^a   McKee, Stefanie Andrea ^a  

^a Florida Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Decision making; End of life; Nurses; Physicians

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVING WILL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE; RELIGION; RESUSCITATION; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ADHERENCE; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; RELIGION; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 65949113831     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860608330825     Document Type: Article

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