Recognition and management of critical illness by midwives: Implications for service provision

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 348-356

  Bench, Suzanne ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Midwives; Research; Service implications

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDWIFE; NURSING; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

BENCHMARKING; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LONDON; MIDWIFERY; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33947219869     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00759.x     Document Type: Article

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