Exploring perceptions of "do not resuscitate" and "allowing natural death" among physicians and nurses

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 333-337

  Wittmann Price, Ruth ^a   Celia, Linda M ^b  

^a FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

allow natural death; do not resuscitate; end of life care; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEATH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MIDDLE AGED; NOMENCLATURE; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; RESUSCITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; DEATH; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649245705     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0b013e3181fbb79f     Document Type: Article

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