'Til death do us part?' The nurse's role in the care of the dead. A historical perspective: 1850-2004

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 58-63

  Blum, Cynthia Ann ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BATH; CADAVER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; RELIGION; SYMBOLISM; TERMINAL CARE;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BATHS; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEATH CERTIFICATES; ETHICS, NURSING; FUNERAL RITES; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; RELIGION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 32544436273     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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