The right to the Advance Directive Statement and Prior Instructions. Knowledge and professional competence
Section: Ethics and Society
How to quote
Arbe Ochandiano MM, Calvo Sánchez MD. El derecho a la Declaración Anticipada de Voluntades e Instrucciones Previas. Conocimiento y competencia profesional. Metas Enferm 2013; (7):56-62.
Authors
1Mª Milagros Arbe Ochandiano, 1Mª Dolores Calvo Sánchez
Position
1Enfermera, doctora y profesora de la Universidad de Salamanca.
Contact address
María Dolores Calvo Sánchez. Universidad de Salamanca. Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería y Fisioterapia. C/ Donantes de Sangre, s/n. 37007 Salamanca
Contact email: mdcalvo@usal.es
Abstract
Objective: to determine the knowledge by nursing professionals about the Prior Instructions (PI) document; to identify the access to documents in the formal PI registry existing in the Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León (CyL), Spain; to understand the perception by professionals about nursing competence regarding said document, and whether they are acting with complete technical and scientific autonomy according to current legislation.
Keywords:
Advance Directive Statement; ethics; legislation; nursing competencies; Previous instructions
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