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Taking resuscitation decisions in the nursing home setting | Author(s) | Andrew Makin |
Journal title | Nursing Times, vol 101, no 41, 11 October 2005 |
Pages | pp 28-30 |
Source | http://www.nursingtimes.net |
Keywords | Medical care ; Terminal care ; Rights [elderly] ; Nursing homes. |
Annotation | The way decisions about resuscitation are made in accident and emergency (A&E) departments is not the same as in nursing homes for older people. This article discusses prompt appropriate decision-making regarding resuscitation in the nursing home setting, having cognizance of principles of mental capacity. (RH). |
Accession Number | CPA-051020201 A |
Classmark | LK: LV: IKR: LHB * |
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