Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 140-146 , June 2009

“Do-Not-Attempt-Resuscitation”-orders in ICCUs: A survey of attitudes and experiences of nurses in Norway

  • Mikael Næss

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Coronary Care Unit, Department of Cardiology, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
    • Institute of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Department of Cardiology (Hjerteovervåkningen, 35213), Ullevål University Hospital, N-0407 Oslo, Norway. Tel.: +47 90608646; fax: +47 22117399.

,Accepted 14 May 2008.

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PII: S0964-3397(08)00053-0

doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2008.05.001

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 140-146 , June 2009

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