Providing end-of-life care to patients: Critical care nurses' perceived obstacles and supportive behaviors

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 395-403

  Beckstrand, Renea L ^a   Kirchhoff, Karin T ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING CARE; NURSING DISCIPLINE; NURSING STAFF; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CRITICAL CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 24944552348     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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