Instrument development measuring critical care nurses' attitudes and behaviors with end-of-life care

Nursing Research

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 234-240

  Zomorodi, Meg ^a   Lynn, Mary R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes; behaviors; critical care; end of life care; instrument development; values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BURNOUT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; ETHICS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL CARE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954222855     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e3181dd25ef     Document Type: Article

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