Physician and nurse perceptions of a new inpatient palliative care consultation project: Implications for education and training

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1137-1142

  Enguidanos, Susan ^a   Housen, Patricia ^b   Goldstein, Rebecca ^c   Vesper, Evie ^c   Allen, Janet ^c   Braun, William ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Partners in Care Foundation   (United States)

^c Bellflower Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 72849139904     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0131     Document Type: Article

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