'Realising the potential of critical care nurses': An exploratory study of the factors that affect and comprise the nursing contribution to the recovery of critically ill patients

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 226-238

  Ball, Carol ^a   McElligot, Maura ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKILL; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0041828997     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-3397(03)00054-5     Document Type: Article

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