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Educare

Educare

ABRIL 2004 N° 4 Volumen 2

The living will and Nursing

Section: TEACHING TO LEARN

Authors

1Myriam Fernández Martín, 2Cristina Francisco del Rey, 3Araceli García Suso, 1Raquel Grijalvo Uriel, 4Jose Antonio López García, 5Yolanda Núñez Gelado

Position

1Consultoras de Sanidad, ITE. Deusto. Madrid.2Profesora titular. Departamento de Enfermería, Universidad de Alcalá.3Profesora.Escuela de Enfermería Puerta de Hierro. Imsalud. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.4Director de Enfermería, Hospital de la Princesa, Imsalud, Madrid.5Subdirectora de Enfermería, Hospital de la Princesa, Imsalud, Madrid.

Contact address

Cristina Francisco del Rey. Departamento de Enfermería. Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería. Campus Universitario. 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid.

Contact email: Cristina.francisco@uah.es

Abstract

This article is a continuation to a previously published article in which the concept and aims of the living will, its development and application in our setting, as well as its analysis from the perspective of bioethical principles, were outlined.
This article focuses on the importance of a living will in nursing. Subsequently it analyses living wills from the perspective of different healthcare models and concludes with the analysis of a specific case.

Keywords:

living will; ethical principles; informed consenteuthanasia

Versión en Español

Título:

El testamento vital y la Enfermería