Search for dissertations about: "Kjell Kallenberg"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Kjell Kallenberg.

2. 1. Postpone death? : Nurse-physician perspectives on life-sustaining treatment and ethics rounds

   Author : Mia Svantesson; Gerd Ahlström; Håkan Thorsén; Kjell Kallenberg; Rurik Löfmark; Peter Strang; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; Clinical ethics; Life-sustaining treatment; End-of-life decisions; Attitudes; Nurses; Physicians; Inter-professional relations; Ethics consultation; Ethics rounds; Surgery; Kirurgi; Surgery; Kirurgi;

   Abstract : The starting point of the present thesis is nurses’ reported experiences of disagreements with physicians for pushing life sustaining treatment too far. The overall aim was to describe and compare nurses’ and physicians’ perspectives on the boundaries for life-sustaining treatment and to evaluate whether ethics rounds could promote mutual understanding and stimulate ethical reflection. READ MORE