Impact of a volunteer companion program on nursing students' knowledge and concerns related to palliative care

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 90-99

  Kwekkeboom, Kristine L ^a,d   Vahl, Cheryl ^b   Eland, Joann ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEREAVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYING; FAMILY; HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; TERMINAL DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 32044466050     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9.90     Document Type: Article

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