Family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation and invasive procedures: Practices of critical care and emergency nurses

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 246-257

  MacLean, Susan L ^a   Guzzetta, Cathie E ^b   White, Cheri ^c   Fontaine, Dorrie ^d   Eichhorn, Dezra J ^e   Meyers, Theresa A ^f   Désy, Pierre ^a  

^a Emergency Nurses Association   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Sutter Roseville Medical Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e North Arkansas Human Services System   (United States)

^f Memorial Hospital Central   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; RESUSCITATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CRITICAL CARE; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 0038486782     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2003.12.3.246     Document Type: Article

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