Visits of children to patients being cared for in adult ICUs: Policies, guidelines and recommendations

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 264-274

  Knutsson, Susanne E M ^a,c   Otterberg, Cecilia L ^b   Bergbom, Ingegerd L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhus ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child; Intensive care unit; Visiting policies; Visitors to patients

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FISHER EXACT TEST; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SWEDEN; TIME MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, COUNTY; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 4644300775     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2004.06.004     Document Type: Review

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