Parents' perceptions of staff competency in a neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 752-761

  Cescutti Butler, Luisa ^a,b   Galvin, Kathleen ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caring; Competence; Interprofessional working; Neonatal and grounded theory; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSING STAFF; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; RESPONSIBILITY; SKILL; THEORY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NEONATAL NURSING; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS;

EID: 0141957350     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00783.x     Document Type: Article

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