Intensive care and beyond: improving the transitional experiences for critically ill patients and their families

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 187-193

  Chaboyer, Wendy ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AFTERCARE; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDITORIAL; FAMILY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFE EVENT; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURVIVOR; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFTERCARE; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COST OF ILLNESS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT TRANSFER; SURVIVORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33746293620     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2006.05.001     Document Type: Editorial

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