Advance statements: legal and ethical implications.
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.
Matesanz Mateu
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Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Son Llatzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. belen123@hotmail.co.uk
D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006113:United Kingdom