Emotional support for dying patients - The nurses' perspective

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 120-129

  Kuuppelomäki, Merja ^a  

^a SEINÄJOKI UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dying patient; Emotional support; Health centre; Nursing staff

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DYING; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STAFF TRAINING; TERMINAL CARE; TIME; TOUCH; WARD;

EID: 0038548193     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1462-3889(03)00002-4     Document Type: Article

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