Analysis of end-of-life content in critical care nursing textbooks

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 372-381

  Kirchhoff, Karin ^a   Beckstrand, Renea L ^b   Anumandia, Prashanth Reddy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; End of life care; Nursing; Terminal care; Textbook review; Textbooks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BOOK; BRAIN DEATH; COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; CURRICULUM; DYING; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESUSCITATION; SKILL;

EID: 1642463979     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S8755-7223(03)00141-8     Document Type: Article

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