Death in the pediatric ICU: Caring for children and families at the end of life

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 349-360

  Copnell, Beverley ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FORECASTING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CRITICAL CARE; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 28844476219     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2005.07.007     Document Type: Review

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