title: Advance statements: legal and ethical implications.
abstract: This article informs nurses of the background and purpose of advance statements (advance directives or living wills), and discusses the legal and ethical issues associated with their use.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Son Llatzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. belen123@hotmail.co.uk
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Matesanz Mateu
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006113:United Kingdom