Nurses’ involvement in end-of-life decisions in neonatal intensive care units

Background:End-of-life decision-making for terminally ill neonates raises important legal and ethical issues. In Greece, no recent data on nurses’ attitudes and involvement in end-of-life decisions are available.Research question/aim:To investigate neonatal nurses’ attitudes and involvement in end-o...

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Authors: Chatziioannidis, Ilias (Author) ; Pouliakis, Abraham (Author) ; Cuttini, Marina (Author) ; Boutsikou, Theodora (Author) ; Giougi, Evangelia (Author) ; Volaki, Voula (Author) ; Sokou, Rozeta (Author) ; Xanthos, Theodoros (Author) ; Iliodromiti, Zoi (Author) ; Iacovidou, Nicoletta (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Sage 2022
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2022, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 569-581
Further subjects:B withholding treatment
B Attitude
B Nurses
B neonates
B withdrawing treatment
B Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
B end-of-life decisions
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