Children visiting adults in ITU – What support is available? A descriptive survey

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 64-71

  Vint, Pauline E ^a,b  

^a Diploma in Nursing   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children's needs; Communication; Intensive care nursing; Nurse education; Policies; Visiting ITU

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT; POLICY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FAMILY RELATIONS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 20844447523     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1362-1017.2005.00109.x     Document Type: Article

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