The cardiac surgical patient's expectations and experiences of nursing care in the intensive care unit

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 47-53

  Hunt, Julie M ^a  

^a St Vincent's Private Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 0033139035     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1036-7314(99)70535-7     Document Type: Article

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