"Do-Not-Attempt-Resuscitation"-orders in ICCUs: A survey of attitudes and experiences of nurses in Norway

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 140-146

  Næss, Mikael ^a,b  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Autonomy; DNAR orders; Information

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349139187     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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