Nurse activities for communicating with the families of patients admitted to an intensive care unit;Actividades de comunicación del personal de enfermería con los familiares de pacientes ingresados en una unidad de cuidados intensivos

Enfermeria Clinica

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 335-339

  Santana Cabrera, Luciano ^a   Yañez Quintana, Beatriz ^a   Martín Alonso, Juliana ^a   Ramírez Montesdeoca, Fernando ^a   Roger Marrero, Isabel ^a   Pérez de la Blanca, Amaya Susilla ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Communication; Family; Intensive care; Nursing care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70649092467     PISSN: 11308621     EISSN: 15792013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enfcli.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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