The organ donation process: A humanist perspective based on the experience of nursing care

Nursing Philosophy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 295-301

  Monforte Royo, Cristina ^a   Roqué, Ma Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSING CARE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONHOOD; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TRANSPLANTATION;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSING CARE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONHOOD; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 84865838266     PISSN: 14667681     EISSN: 1466769X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-769X.2012.00544.x     Document Type: Article

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