Moral distress among critical care nurses when excecuting do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders in a public critical care unit in Gauteng
Background. A critical care unit admits on a daily basis patients who are critically ill or injured. The condition of these patients’ may deteriorate to a point where the medical practitioner may prescribe or decide on a ‘do not resuscitate’ (DNR) order which must be executed by a professional nurse...
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| Language: | English |
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South African Medical Association
2023-07-01
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| Series: | Southern African Journal of Critical Care |
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| Online Access: | https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/sajcc/article/view/511 |