Emergency Nurses' Perceptions of Obstacles and Supportive Behaviors in End-of-Life Care

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 477-485

  Heaston, Sondra ^a   Beckstrand, Renea L ^a   Bond, A Elaine ^a   Palmer, Sheri P ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

COMMUNICATION; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33751104738     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2006.07.013     Document Type: Article

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