Critical Care Nurses' Lived Experience of Unsuccessful Resuscitation

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 688-702

  Isaak, Cheryl ^a   Paterson, Barbara L ^b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERVIEW; MALE; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NURSES; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0030330938     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019394599601800606     Document Type: Article

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