ADVANCE DIRECTIVES PROTOCOL - NURSES HELPING TO PROTECT PATIENTS RIGHTS

Authors
MEZEY M BOTTRELL MM RAMSEY G ABRAHAM I AMELLA E EBERSOLE P FLETCHER K FOREMAN MD FULMER TT KRESEVIC DM LEE A MION LC NAYLOR MD VINCE C WALKER M WYKLE M PAYNE F
Citation
M. Mezey et al., ADVANCE DIRECTIVES PROTOCOL - NURSES HELPING TO PROTECT PATIENTS RIGHTS, Geriatric nursing, 17(5), 1996, pp. 204-210
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Nursing
Journal title
Geriatric nursing → ACNP
ISSN journal
01974572
Volume
17
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
204 - 210
Database
ISI
SICI code
0197-4572(1996)17:5<204:ADP-NH>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Nurses can improve end-of-life decision making for patients by underst anding the related legal, ethical and cultural issues involved and by encouraging the Use of advance directives.