An investigation into the attitudes and practices of intensive care nurses towards verbal communication with unconscious patients

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 185-192

  Melby, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Awareness; Communication; Intensive care; Unconscious patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMA; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

COMA; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030137286     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.1996.tb00248.x     Document Type: Article

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