Nurses' identification of important yet under-utilized end-of-life care skills for patients with life-limiting or terminal illnesses

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 753-759

  Reinke, Lynn F ^a   Shannon, Sarah E ^b   Engelberg, Ruth ^b   Dotolo, Danae ^b   Silvestri, Gerard A ^c   Curtis, J Randall ^b  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DEPRESSION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NURSING COMPETENCE; NURSING PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954428778     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0423     Document Type: Article

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