Rights of the Critically Ill Patient: Position Statement of the World Federation of Critical Care Nurses

Authors

  • Susan Yeager
  • Elizabeth Papathanassoglou
  • Laura Brooks
  • Lori Delaney
  • Sarah Livesay
  • Violeta Lopez
  • Holly Northam
  • Kay Mitchell
  • Kathleen Vollman

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1891/1748-6254.13.2.58

Keywords:

critically ill patient, rights, World Federation of Critical Care Nurses, human rights, position statement

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2019-06-01