The process of giving information to families of critically ill patients: A field of tension

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-145

  Zaforteza, Concha ^a   Gastaldo, Denise ^b   De Pedro, Joan E ^a   Sánchez Cuenca, Pilar ^a   Lastra, Pedro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Communication; Family; Foucault; Intensive care units; Power

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; SPAIN; TENSION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 12944303648     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2004.05.014     Document Type: Article

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