Turkish critical care nurses' views on end-of-life decision making and practices

Badir A., Topcu I., Turkmen E., Goktepe N., Miral M., ERSOY N., ...More

NURSING IN CRITICAL CARE, vol.21, no.6, pp.334-342, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/nicc.12157
  • Journal Name: NURSING IN CRITICAL CARE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.334-342
  • Keywords: Decision making, End-of-life care, Intensive care nursing, Turkey, PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE-CARE, UNIT, PHYSICIANS, ATTITUDES, SUPPORT, RECOMMENDATIONS, INVOLVEMENT, CHALLENGES, WITHDRAWAL, STATEMENT
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BackgroundLife-sustaining treatments are increasingly used in intensive care units (ICUs) for EOL care, but the decision to use these may cause ethical issues.