The nurse's role in end-of-life decisions.
Last year the American Nurses Association (ANA) published four position statements on dealing with end-of-life issues in an effort to guide nurses enacting their roles as advocates for dying patients. The following is a brief summary of these statements.
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D016223:Advance Directives; D000575:American Nurses' Association; D006801:Humans; D009729:Nursing; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D013727:Terminal Care; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment