Nurse-assessed tool for evaluating death in the intensive care unit

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1789-1791

  Azoulay, Elie ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Communication; Dying patients; Family centered care; Holistic care; Life support; Patient centered care

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; DEATH; DYING; EDITORIAL; FAMILY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 3943065020     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000135746.49065.72     Document Type: Editorial

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