Comparing Norwegian nurses' and physicians' perceptions of the needs of significant others in intensive care units

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 621-631

  Takman, Christina ^a,c   Severinsson, Elisabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Critical care family needs inventory; Intensive care; Perception; Physicians; Registered nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL CARE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 17844407881     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.01038.x     Document Type: Article

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