Defining end-of-life care from perspectives of nursing ethics

Despite increasing interests and urgent needs for quality end-of-life care, there is no exact definition of what is the interval referred to as end of life or what end-of-life care is. The purpose of this article is to report our examination of terms related to end-of-life care and define end-of-lif...

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Authors: Izumi, Shigeko (Seiko) (Author) ; Nagae, Hiroko (Author) ; Sakurai, Chihoko (Author) ; Imamura, Emiko (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2012
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2012, Volume: 19, Issue: 5, Pages: 608-618
Further subjects:B Nursing Ethics
B Palliative Care
B Terminal Care
B end-of-life care definition
B code of ethics
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