Open AccessDecisions near the end of life: professional views on life-sustaining treatments.
Author(s) -
Mildred Z. Solomon,
Lydia O’Donnell,
Bruce Jennings,
Vivian Guilfoy,
Susan M. Wolf,
Kathleen Nolan,
Rebecca Jackson,
Dieter KochWeser,
Strachan Donnelley
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.83.1.14
Subject(s) - medicine , terminally ill , end of life care , family medicine , pace , terminal care , nursing , next of kin , medline , palliative care , geodesy , archaeology , political science , law , history , geography
How do health care professionals assess the care of hospital patients near the end of life? Are physicians and nurses aware of and in agreement with national recommendations regarding patients' rights to forgo life-sustaining medical treatments and to receive adequate pain control?