Family presence preference when patients are receiving resuscitation in an accident and emergency department

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-67

  Hung, Maria S Y ^a   Pang, Samantha M C ^b  

^a Chinese University of Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency department; Family presence; Nursing; Phenomenology; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMOTION; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMOTIONS; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVORS; VISITORS TO PATIENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650077731     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05441.x     Document Type: Article

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