Browsing Palliativ omsorg by Subject "life-prolonging treatment"
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Life-prolonging treatment in nursing homes: how do physicians and nurses describe and justify their own practice?
(Journal article, 2010)Background Making the right decisions, while simultaneously showing respect for patient autonomy, represents a great challenge to nursing home staff in the issues of life-prolonging treatment, hydration, nutrition and ... -
Preserving dignity in end-of-life nursing home care: Some ethical challenges
(Journal article, 2017)A central task in palliative care is meeting the needs of frail, dying patients in nursing homes. The aim of this study was to investigate how healthcare workers are influenced by and deal with ethical challenges in ...