The experiences of pediatric nurses caring for children in a persistent vegetative state

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 440-446

  Montagnino, Barbara A ^a   Ethier, Angela M ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Critical care; Ethical issues; Moral distress; Nurses; Persistent vegetative state

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING CARE; NURSING EXPERTISE; NURSING PRACTICE; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MORALS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 34548696602     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000282172.11035.A6     Document Type: Article

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