end-of-life decisions
collocation in Englishmeaningsofend-of-lifeanddecision
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end-of-life
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌend.əvˈlaɪf/us/ˌend.əvˈlaɪf/
End-of-life issues relate to someone's death and the time just before it, when it is known that they are likely to die soon from an illness ...
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decision
noun
uk/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/us/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/
a choice that you make about something after thinking about ...
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(Definition ofend-of-lifeanddecisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Eighty-nine percent of respondents said that they never sought ethical consultation on end-of-life decisions.
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The questionnaire provided information on the patient's symptoms, concerns, and requests involving end-of-life decisions.
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The prevalence of requests involving end-of-life decisions increased during the last 3 months of a patient's life.
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I feel the same way about physicians and judging about their treatment of pain, suffering, and end-of-life decisions.
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Patients (not physicians) are to discuss end-of-life decisions, with inherent ambiguity on who will initiate such discussions.
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Berghmans has recently warned against relying on the principle of ' substituted judgement ' with respect to end-of-life decisions.
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They stress that end-of-life decisions do not mean abandoning patients.
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Much attention has been directed to the implications of human rights arguments for the sharp end of medical practice, in particular end-of-life decisions.
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Legislation that governs end-of-life decisions at the bedside is difficult and complex, maybe impossible.
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Discussing disease progression and end-of-life decisions.
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Third, at the societal level, there exist multiple and divergent ideas that might apply to end-of-life decisions, providing a range of interpretive options for people socialized to their meanings.
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Its terms of reference were to examine the issues relating to euthanasia and look at the wider area of what might be called "end-of-life decisions".
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The grantor can typically modify or restrict the powers of the agent to make end-of-life decisions.
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Legal protections for partners include hospital visitation, end-of-life decisions, and joint property rights.
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