Respectful death: A model for end-of-life care

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 621-626

  Wasserman, Linda S ^a  

^a Western State Hospital Tacoma   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DENIAL; ETHNOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; FEAR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ONCOLOGY NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COMMUNICATION; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; FEAR; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55249107148     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/08.CJON.621-626     Document Type: Article

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