Staff Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Family Visitation After Implementation of a Formal Visitation Policy in the PACU

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 229-232

  Walls, Maria ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

family visitation; PACU; perceived barriers; staff attitudes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT; POLICY; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 67651247423     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2009.03.015     Document Type: Article

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