The efforts of critical care nurses to pass along knowledge about patients

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 138-154

  Edwards, Marie ^a   Donner, Gail ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication; Critical care nursing; Knowing the patient; Proximity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CRITICAL CARE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 33947543200     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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