Flexible family visitation in the intensive care unit: Nurses' decision-making

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 1106-1114

  Ågård, Anne Sophie ^a   Lomborg, Kirsten ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Family; Grounded theory; Intensive care; Nursing; Research report; Visitors to patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FAMILY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEADERSHIP; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT;

DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LEADERSHIP; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 79952520901     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03360.x     Document Type: Article

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