Turkish nurses' decision making in the distribution of intensive care beds

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-98

  Ersoy, Nermin ^a   Akpinar, Aslihan ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Decision making; Intensive care nursing; Justice; Nursing ethics; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE AGED; POLICY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TURKEY;

EID: 75849138458     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733009349992     Document Type: Article

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