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10578912

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-2-2
pubmed:abstractText
Results of a comparative investigation in Swedish and German nurses are presented. Based on a case-vignette with three levels of available information about patient wishes the subjects were asked about their decisions. Generally, the Swedish nurses showed a tendency towards less aggressive treatment-options and to perform less frequent cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) against the patient written will compared with the Germans. The compliance with patient wishes among nurses from both countries was related with the valuation of the patient directive as a useful tool in their decision-making process. Furthermore, the "level of dementia" emerged as a significant predictor of the treatment decision in both groups. The results point to the necessity of continuous education and training of nurses aiming at the issues of ethical attitudes and coping with ethically problematic situations in the treatment of the elderly in order to improve patient autonomy.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
N
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1012-5302
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
244-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
[Decisions and attitudes of nurses caring for severely ill elderly patients: a culture-comparing study].
pubmed:affiliation
Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universität Rostock. joerg.richter@med.uni-rostock.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, English Abstract