title: [THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF NURSING IN ADVANCE DIRECTIVES].
abstract: The advance directives' document involves patients in decisions related to their treatment; it promotes the principle of autonomy. Although advance directives' document has been regulated legally at national state and local levels, nursing professionals still have a huge lack of this issue. How they work directly with patients, it is important nurses have update knowledge to give support and information to the patients, with the aim ofproviding a quality care.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sánchez Aragó
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role