Management of relatives of patients who are dying

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 794-801

  Main, Jill ^a  

^a South Birmingham Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Death and dying; Needs of staff; Thematic analysis; Training

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEREAVEMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEREAVEMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0036832552     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2002.00672.x     Document Type: Article

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