The importance of living wills and advance directives

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 42-45

  Heather, Alfonso ^a,b,c  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Stone Academy   (United States)

^c ACNS BC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FACTUAL DATABASE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; LIVING WILL; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ADHERENCE; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; COMMUNICATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; LIVING WILLS; NURSE'S ROLE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449334503     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20090903-05     Document Type: Review

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