Assessing nurses' attitudes toward death and caring for dying patients in a comprehensive cancer center

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 955-959

  Lange, Michelle ^a   Thom, Bridgette ^a   Kline, Nancy E ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CANCER CENTER; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57849093686     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/08.ONF.955-959     Document Type: Article

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