Communication needs of nonspeaking hospitalized postoperative patients with head and neck cancer

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 110-115

  Rodriguez, Carmen S ^a   Blischak, Doreen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Neale and Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION AID; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPEECH DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; SPEECH DISORDERS;

EID: 77951096386     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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