Do you agree with the doctor's decision to continue treatment?: A scenario-based study of hospital nurses in Italy

INTRODUCTION: A lack of social consensus on the duty to comply with a patient's request to forgo treatment was reported in Italy, but little is known about the nurses' attitudes regarding this issue. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Questionnaire including two clinical scenarios regarding doctor...

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Main Authors: Francesca Ingravallo, Sara Sandroni, Laura D'Addio, Guido Miccinesi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2015-12-01
Series:Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-25712015000400017&lng=en&tlng=en