Close relatives in intensive care from the perspective of critical care nurses

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1651-1659

  Åsa, Engström ^a,b   Siv, Söderberg ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Close relatives; Critical care nursing; Focus group discussion; Nurse; Qualitative thematic content analysis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CRITICAL CARE; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FOCUS GROUPS; FRUSTRATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDDLE AGED; MORALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 34548278352     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01520.x     Document Type: Article

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