title: Nurses' perspectives on implementation of the Patient Self-Determination Act.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Silverman
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Fry
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Armistead
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001293:Attitude to Death; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D028681:Moral Obligations; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations