Japanese head nurses' perspectives regarding issues of nurses working in palliative care units and current support systems

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 358-363

  Shimoinaba, Kaori ^a   O'Connor, Margaret ^a   Lee, Susan ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

grief; head nurse; japan; Palliative care; support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; JAPANESE; JOB STRESS; MALE; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 78650224745     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: 1743291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743291X10Y.0000000008     Document Type: Review

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