Finnish Nurses’ Views on End-of-Life Discussions and a Comparison with Physicians’ Views

This study investigated Finnish nurses’ experiences and views on end-of-life decision making and compared them with physicians’ views. For this purpose, a questionnaire was sent to 800 nurses, of which 51% responded. Most of the nurses had a positive attitude towards and respect for living wills, mo...

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Authors: Hildén, Hanna-Mari (Author) ; Louhiala, Pekka (Author) ; Honkasalo, Marja-Liisa (Author) ; Palo, Jorma (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2004
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2004, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 165-178
Further subjects:B nurse-patient relationship
B Living Wills
B end-of-life decisions
B DNR orders
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