Pediatric intensive care nurses and their grief experiences: A phenomenological study

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 372-386

  Rashotte, Judy ^a   Fothergill Bourbonnais, Frances ^b   Chamberlain, Marie ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEATH; GRIEF; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERVIEW; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PEDIATRICS; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING;

EID: 0030931575     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9563(97)90024-8     Document Type: Article

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