Journal article
Doctors’ and nurses’ attitudes towards neonatal ethical decision making in Ireland
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To explore the clinical staff attitudes towards ethical decision making in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Ireland, to establish differences between doctors and nurses and to compare attitudes in Ireland with those in Europe.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional study by means of an anonymous questionnaire. 64 doctors and 228 nurses in seven NICUs participated (response rates 74% and 81%, respectively). Through factor analysis the staff …
Authors
Samaan MC; Cuttini M; Casotto V; Ryan CA
Journal
Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal, Vol. 93, No. 3, pp. f217–f221
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
5 2008
DOI
10.1136/adc.2006.113597
ISSN
1359-2998