Critical care nurses' perceptions of futile care and its effect on burnout

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 202-208

  Meltzer, Lilia Susana ^a   Huckabay, Loucine Missak ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BURNOUT; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MORALITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PERCEPTION; RATING SCALE; RELIGION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CALIFORNIA; CRITICAL CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION;

EID: 4544244232     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2004.13.3.202     Document Type: Review

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