Measuring intensive care nurses' perspectives on family-centered end-of-life care: Evaluation of 3 questionnaires

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 568-579

  Downey, Lois ^a   Engelberg, Ruth A ^a   Shannon, Sarah E ^b   Curtis, J Randall ^a,b  

^a Nutrition Sciences and Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FAMILY NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE; WASHINGTON;

EID: 34548099367     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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