Knowing the occasion of a peaceful death in intensive care units in Thailand

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-46

  Kongsuwan, Waraporn ^a   Locsin, Rozzano C ^b   Schoenhofer, Savina O ^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; Knowing; Peaceful death; Qualitative methodology; Thai nurse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECORDING; RELIGION; RIGHT TO DIE; STATISTICS; THAILAND; VISION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BUDDHISM; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RIGHT TO DIE; TAPE RECORDING; THAILAND; VISION, OCULAR;

EID: 79952995312     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2011.00574.x     Document Type: Article

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