Turkish nurses’ decision making in the distribution of intensive care beds

The aim of this study was to assess the opinions and role of intensive care unit (ICU) nurses regarding the distribution of ICU beds. We conducted this research among 30% of the attendees at two ICU congresses in Turkey. A self-administered questionnaire was used, which included 13 cases and allocat...

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Published in:Nursing ethics 2010-01, Vol.17 (1), p.87-98
Main Authors: Ersoy, Nermin, Akpinar, Aslihan
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Admissions
Adult
Critical care
Decision making
Decision Making - ethics
Education
Ethics, Nursing
Female
Health care policy
Health Care Rationing - ethics
Health Care Surveys
Hospital Bed Capacity
Humans
Intensive care
Intensive care units
Intensive Care Units - ethics
Male
Medical ethics
Middle Aged
Mortality
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing care
Organizational Policy
Patient Admission
Patient Discharge
Patients rights
Quality of life
Questionnaires
Social Justice
Turkey
Values
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Adult
Critical care
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Ethics, Nursing
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Hospital Bed Capacity
Humans
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Nursing
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Patient Admission
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Patients rights
Quality of life
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Social Justice
Turkey
Values
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