The challenges of caring in a technological environment: Critical care nurses' experiences

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1096-1104

  McGrath, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Caring; Critical care; Nurses; Nursing; Phenomenology; Technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; IRELAND; MANPOWER; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CARDIAC CARE FACILITIES; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; IRELAND; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 40449141238     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02050.x     Document Type: Article

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