Exploration of nurse practitioner practice with clients who are grieving

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 231-240

  White, Patricia ^a   Ferszt, Ginette ^b  

^a SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Coping; Function; Grief; Grieving; NP practice; NP primary care practice; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GRIEF; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GRIEF; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 63849109161     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2009.00398.x     Document Type: Article

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