Views of relatives, carers and staff on end of life care pathways

Emergency Nurse

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 22-26

  Jackson, Ann ^a,b   Purkis, Judith ^a,b   Burnham, Elizabeth ^b   Hundt, Gillian Lewando ^b   Blaxter, Loraine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community care; End of life care pathways; Hospital admission

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PATHWAY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; CLINICAL AUDIT; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATE MEDICINE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77951227177     PISSN: 13545752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7748/en2010.03.17.10.22.c7616     Document Type: Article

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