Adverse event versus medication error: perceptions of nursing staff acting in intensive care
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Several studies have pointed out ethical shortcomings in the decision-making process for withholding or withdrawing life-supporting treatments. We conducted a study to evaluate the perceptions of all caregivers involved in this process in the intensive care unit. A closed-ended questionnaire was completed by 3,156 nursing staff members and 521 physicians from 133 French intensive care units (pa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista de Pesquisa Cuidado é Fundamental Online
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2175-5361,1809-6107
DOI: 10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i2.725-734