The influence of hospital policies and culture on 'do-not-resuscitate' decision-making at the end of life : a sociological and ethical analysis
The aim of this thesis is to explore how institutional cultures and policies relating to patient autonomy influence physicians’ clinical and ethical approaches to do-notresuscitate (DNR) decision-making at the end of life. I explore this in the context of the evolution of the American medical profes...
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University of Cambridge
2016
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.727597 |