Working with children in end-of-life decision making

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 743-758

  Whitty Rogers, Joanne ^a   Alex, Marion ^a   MacDonald, Cathy ^a   Gallant, Donna ^a   Austin, Wendy ^b  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Best interests; Children's autonomy; End of life care; Nurses' role; Relational ethics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PARENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; PARENTS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 70449433236     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733009341910     Document Type: Article

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