Experiences with advance care planning: Nurses' perspective

International Journal of Older People Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 165-175

  Jeong, Sarah Yeun Sim ^a   Higgins, Isabel ^b   Mcmillan, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advance care directives; Advance care planning; End of life care; Nurses' experiences; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AUSTRALIA; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 80052952449     PISSN: 17483735     EISSN: 17483743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2009.00200.x     Document Type: Article

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