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Nurses’ views of the decision not to resuscitate a patient

21 February 1996

Nursing Standard

Resuscitation

The decision not to resuscitate a patient is a complex issue with many ethical, moral and legal implications. Although there are many articles written in nursing and...

Consent to surgery: the role of the nurse

24 May 1995

Nursing Standard

Clinical nursing ethics

Consent to surgery is a legal arrangement, based on the idea of a contract between two equal partners: the patient and the doctor. However, when patients sign a...

Ethical practice in nursing care

28 November 2012

Nursing Standard

CPD

Ethical practice is acknowledged as an essential feature of good nursing, yet defining what comprises such practice is complex. This article examines aspects of...