Staff experiences with end-of-life care in the pediatric intensive care unit

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 986-990

  Lee, K Jane ^a,b   Dupree, Claretta Y ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBIGUITY; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DEATH; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; MORALITY; NEWBORN; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; TERMINAL CARE; WORK;

GRIEF; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 51849106577     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2007.0283     Document Type: Article

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