Nurses' perceptions of quality end-of-life care on an acute medical ward

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-177

  Thompson, Genevieve ^a   McClement, Susan ^a   Daeninck, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

End of life care; Grounded theory; Medical nursing; Nurses; Quality nursing care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CANADA; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CANADA; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENTS' ROOMS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 33645229482     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03712.x     Document Type: Article

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