Doctor? Who? Nurses, patient's best interests and treatment withdrawal: When no doctor is available, should nurses withdraw treatment from patients?

Nursing Philosophy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 96-108

  Birchley, Giles ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Best interests; End of life; Multidisciplinary working; Nurses; Nursing ethics; Treatment withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING PRACTICE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHILOSOPHY; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

CRITICAL CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 84875045157     PISSN: 14667681     EISSN: 1466769X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-769X.2012.00553.x     Document Type: Article

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