Intensive care nurses’ beliefs and attitudes towards the effect of open visiting on patients, family and nurses

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-41

  Marco, Laura ^a   Bermejillo, Iciar ^a   Garayalde, Nagore ^b   Sarrate, Isabel ^a   Margall, Maangeles ^b   Asiain, Ma Carmen ^b  

^a Clínica Universitaria   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attitudes on open ICU visiting; Flexible ICU visiting; Open ICU visiting; Opinions on open ICU visiting

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MOTIVATION; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL METHOD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MOTIVATION; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 33644888820     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1362-1017.2006.00148.x     Document Type: Article

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