Recent guidelines have suggested that nurses should have the authority to decide whether a not to resuscitate a patient. Up to 2007 in the UK, only GP's and consultants have been permitted to make such important decisions but The Patients Association has come to the decision that nurses are far better placed to make such a judgment. So, should nurses decide?
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Friday 7 March 2008
Should Nurses Have the Authority to Decide if a Patient is Resuscitated?
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