Strategies to meet the needs of families of critically ill patients

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 121-125

  Miracle, Vickie A ^a,b  

^a Dimension of Critical Care Nursing ^*  (United States)

^b BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critically ill patients; Families; Strategies; Visitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FAMILY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE; NURSING; NURSING CARE; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FAMILY; HUMANS; NURSING CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; UNITED STATES; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 33746084084     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003465-200605000-00008     Document Type: Review

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