Are undergraduate nurses taught palliative care during their training?

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 589-592

  Lloyd Williams, Mari ^a   Field, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; STANDARD; TEACHER; TERMINAL CARE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036799979     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-6917(02)90762-8     Document Type: Article

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