Dealing with death: An audit of family bereavement programs in Australian intensive care units

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 146-151

  Valks, Katrina ^a   Mitchell, Marion Lucy ^a,b   Inglis Simons, Chris ^a   Limpus, Anthony ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AUSTRALIA; BEREAVEMENT; EVALUATION; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFTERCARE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AUSTRALIA; BEREAVEMENT; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FUNERAL RITES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 34248641405     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1036-7314(05)80027-X     Document Type: Article

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