Companionship and education: A nursing student experience in palliative care

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 169-176

  Kwekkeboom, Kristine L ^a,d   Vahl, Cheryl ^b   Eland, Joann ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 17144385880     PISSN: 00223158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20050401-06     Document Type: Article

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