Nursing in critical care
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Nursing in critical care · Nov 2016
Turkish critical care nurses' views on end-of-life decision making and practices.
Life-sustaining treatments are increasingly used in intensive care units (ICUs) for EOL care, but the decision to use these may cause ethical issues. ⋯ Due to their unique relationship with patients, nurses should be involved in EOL care decision making; however, patients, families or nurses are not often involved in the decision-making process in Turkey.