Families, nurses and intensive care patients: A review of the literature

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 140-148

  Holden, Janet ^a,c   Harrison, Lynne ^a   Johnson, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical care; Families; Intensive care; Literature review; Relationships; Relatives

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0036518405     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2002.00581.x     Document Type: Review

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