Life-support technology and the dying experience: Implications for critical-care nursing practice

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 230-237

  Browning, Annette M ^a  

^a BIOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dying; End of life care; Life support

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVING WILL; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RIGHT TO DIE;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; RIGHT TO DIE;

EID: 77955681478     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCC.0b013e3181e6c8c1     Document Type: Article

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