Ethical practice in end-of-life care in Japan

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 457-468

  Izumi, Shigeko ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life care; Ethical practice; Japanese nurses; Nursing practice; Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; TERMINAL CARE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77954298066     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733010364584     Document Type: Article

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