S.C.A.L.E.- Spiritual care at lifes end: A multi-disciplinary approach to end-of-life issues in a hospital setting

Medical Reference Services Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 63-70

  Harvey, Sally A ^a  

^a Banner Thunderbird Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COUNSELING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIBRARIAN; LIBRARY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ARIZONA; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COMMUNICATION; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LIBRARIANS; LIBRARIES, HOSPITAL; MANAGEMENT QUALITY CIRCLES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PASTORAL CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0035752784     PISSN: 02763869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J115v20n04_06     Document Type: Article

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