End-of-life care in the intensive care unit: A challenge for nurses

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 230-237

  Miller, Peggy A ^a   Forbes, Sarah ^a   Boyle, Diane K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MODEL; MOTIVATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; GOALS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035403398     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2001.10.4.230     Document Type: Article

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