Empowerment from the perspective of next of kin in intensive care

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 2580-2587

  Ek, Anna Christina ^a   Wåhlin, Ingrid ^c   Idvall, Ewa ^a,b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Kalmar County Council   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Critical care; Empowerment; Experiences; Family; Interview; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERVIEW; NURSE; SELF CONCEPT;

CRITICAL CARE; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NURSES; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 68949088013     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02744.x     Document Type: Article

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