Here's a plan that meets visitors' and nurses' needs. Restricted versus open icus

Nursing Management

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 42-44

  Ramsey, Priscilla ^a   Cathelyn, James ^b   Gugliotta, Beverly ^b   Glenn, Lee L ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Johnson City Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 0033644360     PISSN: 07446314     EISSN: 15388670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00006247-200001000-00022     Document Type: Article

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