Custodians' viewpoints and experiences from their child's visit to an ill or injured nearest being cared for at an adult intensive care unit

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 362-371

  Knutsson, Susanne E M ^a   Bergbom, Ingegerd L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children visiting; Intensive care nursing; Intensive care unit policies; Nurses; Nursing; Parents' experiences; Visiting intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEAR; GRIEF; HAPPINESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEAR; GRIEF; HAPPINESS; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 33846173327     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01517.x     Document Type: Article

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