Nurses' advocacy behaviors in end-of-life nursing care

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 174-185

  Thacker, Karen S ^a  

^a ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; End of life nursing care; Supports and barriers to advocacy practice

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ADVOCACY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 40449114366     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733007086015     Document Type: Article

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