Nurses' attitudes towards end-of-life decisions in medical practice: A nationwide study in Flanders, Belgium

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 649-658

  Inghelbrecht, Els ^a   Bilsen, J ^a   Mortier, F ^b   Deliens, L ^a,c  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitude; Belgium; End of life decisions; Euthanasia; Nurse's role; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; DECISION MAKING; DEEP SEDATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; RELIGION; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BELGIUM; DECISION MAKING; DEEP SEDATION; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 71049159571     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216309106810     Document Type: Article

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