Nurses' knowledge of Advance Directives, Patient Self-determination Act, and Illinois Advance Directive Law.
The purpose of this cross-sectional survey was to describe the level of knowledge and education nurses receive on advance directives (ADs), the Patient Self-determination Act, and Illinois state law. A modified version of the Knowledge-Attitudinal-Experiential Survey on Advance Directives was used with a convenience sample of 110 nurses from general medical-surgical, rehabilitation, oncology, intensive care unit, and recovery units in a medical center in Illinois. Results suggested that respondents were somewhat knowledgeable about general AD items, but less knowledgeable about the Patient Self-determination Act and Illinois state law. Clearly, nurses need further education regarding rules and regulations concerning Illinois law on ADs.
University of Illinois, College of Nursing, Quad Cities Regional Program, Moline, Illinois 61265, USA.
Theresa
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Walerius
Pamela D
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Hill
Mary Ann
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Anderson
D000328:Adult; D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses; D019726:Patient Self-Determination Act; D014481:United States