Competencies of the nurses in the limitation of therapeutic effort in the intensive care unit: An integrative review

• Main Authors: Elvia R. López-Panza (Author), Vanessa C. Pacheco-Roys (Author), Kelly J. Fernández-Ahumada (Author), Diana C. Díaz-Mass (Author), María Y. Expósito-Concepción (Author), Elizabeth Villarreal-Cantillo (Author), Cesar I. Aviles Gonzalez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Nurses inevitably encounter patients who require care aimed at limiting therapeutic effort (LTE), even though many of them are not prepared to provide support to individuals with terminal illnesses and their families. One of the contexts in which the LTE is considered is the intensive car...