Caring for families during critical illnes: A reflective case study

Emergency Nurse

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 28-31

  Calleja, Paul ^a,b  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (Malta)

^b Malta Emergency Nurses Association   (Malta)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CASE REPORT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FATALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MALTA; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; THINKING;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FATAL OUTCOME; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MALTA; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; THINKING; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 34547165535     PISSN: 13545752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7748/en2007.07.15.4.28.c4248     Document Type: Article

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