Family meetings made simpler: A toolkit for the intensive care unit

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 626.e7-626.e14

  Nelson, Judith E ^a   Walker, Amy S ^a   Luhrs, Carol A ^b   Cortez, Therese B ^b   Pronovost, Peter J ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Family meetings; Intensive care; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70449523321     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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