Thai Buddhist intensive care unit nurses' perspective of a peaceful death: An empirical study

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 241-247

  Kongsuwan, Waraporn ^a   Keller, Kathryn ^b   Touhy, Theris ^b   Schoenhofer, Savina ^c  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life; Intensive care unit; Peaceful death; Qualitative; Thai Buddhist nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; THAILAND;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BUDDHISM; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THAILAND;

EID: 77956195795     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2010.16.5.48145     Document Type: Article

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