Initiating end-of-life care pathways: A discussion paper

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2359-2370

  Watts, Tessa ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care pathways; Clinical decision making; Death and dying; End of life care; Nursing; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; TERMINAL CARE; UNCERTAINTY;

CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84865987217     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05924.x     Document Type: Article

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