title: The nurse's role in end-of-life decisions.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, NJ 07112.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives; D000575:American Nurses' Association; D006801:Humans; D009729:Nursing; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D013727:Terminal Care; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment