A communication training perspective on and versus DNR directives

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 385-387

  Levin, Tomer T ^a   Coyle, Nessa ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance care directives; Allow natural death (AND); Communication training; Do not resuscitate (DNR); End of life communication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NOMENCLATURE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RESUSCITATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PALLIATIVE MEDICINE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84928587469     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S147895151400039X     Document Type: Article

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