Breaking bad news in inpatient clinical settings: Role of the nurse

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1543-1555

  Warnock, Clare ^a   Tod, Angela ^b   Foster, Julie ^c   Soreny, Cathy ^c  

^a WESTON PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breaking bad news; Clinical settings; Inpatients; Nurse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FAMILY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EVENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING; FAMILY; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 77954196475     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05325.x     Document Type: Article

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