Intensive care nurses' perceptions of brain death

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-14

  White, Geoff ^a  

^a Faculty of Education   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN DEATH; COGNITION; CONFLICT; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; TRANSPLANTATION; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BRAIN DEATH; COGNITIVE DISSONANCE; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; Q-SORT; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; VICTORIA; WORKPLACE;

EID: 1242278815     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1036-7314(03)80023-1     Document Type: Article

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