Facilitating comfort for hospitalized patients using non-pharmacological measures: Preliminary development of clinical practice guidelines

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 145-155

  Williams, Anne M ^a,b   Davies, Anne ^c   Griffiths, Gareth ^d  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

^d Western Australian Palliative Care Network   (Australia)

Author keywords

Comfort; Complementary therapies; Hospitalization; Practice guideline; Review literature

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 69849084732     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2009.01739.x     Document Type: Article

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