Communication and end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: Patient, family, and clinician outcomes

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 302-316

  Boyle, Diane K ^a   Miller, Peggy A ^a   Forbes Thompson, Sarah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Critical care; End of life care; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 27544516387     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002727-200510000-00002     Document Type: Review

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