End-of-life care obstacles and facilitators in the critical care units of a community hospital

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 92-102

  Gross, Ariana G ^a,b,c  

^a Flagler Hospital   (United States)

^b Sexual Assault Response Team of Volusia Flagler County   (United States)

^c JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance directives; Critical care nurses; End of life care; Facilitating behaviors; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749414548     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129191-200603000-00013     Document Type: Article

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