Nurses in the know: The history and future of advance directives

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2017, Pages

  Miller, Blanca ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance healthcare directive; Durable power of attorney for healthcare; End of life care; Living will; Patient Self Determination Act

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; NURSE; PATIENT SELF-DETERMINATION ACT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 85041619347     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10913734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3912/OJIN.Vol22No03PPT57     Document Type: Article

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