title: The bioethically constructed ideal dying patient in USA.
abstract: Using research data collected from terminally ill cancer patients and their family members in four ethnic groups living in a west coast city of the USA, this paper describes the concept of the ideal dying patient. This concept, constructed by the health professionals giving care to these patients, has implications for nursing ethics in a multi-cultural society as well as in cross cultural ethics research.
authors.affiliation: Univ of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014342:Truth Disclosure