Ethics perspectives on end-of-life care

Virginia P. Tilden

doi:10.1016/S0029-6554(99)90091-X

Ethics perspectives on end-of-life care

Virginia P. Tilden

School of Nursing

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Abstract

Aggressive medical management of the terminally ill has given rise to significant issues in the ethics of end-of-life care. The major ethics principles of autonomy, beneficence, and justice help frame existing research findings. A wave of national initiatives to improve end-of-life care is occurring.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	162-167
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nursing outlook
Volume	47
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0029-6554(99)90091-X
State	Published - 1999

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