Apprehension among hospital nurses providing end-of-life care

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 86-91

  Weigel, Christine ^a   Parker, Gary ^a,c   Fanning, Linda ^b   Reyna, Krista ^a   Gasbarra, Dianne Brewer ^a  

^a Mercy Hospital   (United States)

^b Home Health Services   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Apprehension; End of life care; Nurses; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247577505     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NJH.0000263530.37671.b8     Document Type: Article

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