Wound care at end of life

Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 281-294

  Schim, Stephanie Myers ^a   Cullen, Bernadette ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b East Jefferson General Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECUBITUS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; URINE INCONTINENCE; WOUND CARE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; NURSING PROCESS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; SKIN ULCER; TERMINAL CARE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 19744375800     PISSN: 00296465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2004.09.006     Document Type: Review

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