Meeting the needs of the family: The role of the specialist nurse in the management of brain death

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-50

  Coyle, Maria A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEATH; FAMILY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE; MODEL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BRAIN DEATH; CRITICAL CARE; FAMILY; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MODELS, NURSING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0034142980     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/iccn.1999.1469     Document Type: Review

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