Palliative care for critically ill older adults: Dimensions of nursing advocacy

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-23

  Dawson, Katherine A ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Critically ill geriatric patient; End of life care; Intensive care unit (ICU); Palliative care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSING CARE; NURSING PRACTICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; COOPERATION; ETHICS; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; COMMUNICATION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 40949096903     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CNQ.0000306392.02154.07     Document Type: Review

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