TY - JOUR
T1 - End-of-life care
T2 - Legal and ethical considerations
AU - O’ Keefe, Mary E.
AU - Crawford, Kate
PY - 2002/5
Y1 - 2002/5
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To prepare the oncology nurse, under the Patient Self-Determination Act, to analyze and discuss legal and ethical issues that may arise in the clinical area when end-of-life decisions are made. DATA SOURCES: Nursing textbooks, scholarly articles, court cases, and internet publications. CONCLUSIONS: The dying patient has the right to die with dignity, respect, and the right treatment choices. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Nurses need to understand how to implement the Patient Self-Determination Act regarding living wills, do not resuscitate orders, euthanasia, and whether or not to use feeding tubes.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To prepare the oncology nurse, under the Patient Self-Determination Act, to analyze and discuss legal and ethical issues that may arise in the clinical area when end-of-life decisions are made. DATA SOURCES: Nursing textbooks, scholarly articles, court cases, and internet publications. CONCLUSIONS: The dying patient has the right to die with dignity, respect, and the right treatment choices. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Nurses need to understand how to implement the Patient Self-Determination Act regarding living wills, do not resuscitate orders, euthanasia, and whether or not to use feeding tubes.
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U2 - 10.1053/sonu.2002.32512
DO - 10.1053/sonu.2002.32512
M3 - Article
C2 - 12051166
AN - SCOPUS:0036580127
SN - 0749-2081
VL - 18
SP - 143
EP - 148
JO - Seminars in oncology nursing
JF - Seminars in oncology nursing
IS - 2
ER -