Thai nurses' experience of caring for persons who had a peaceful death in intensive care units

Nursing Science Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 377-384

  Kongsuwan, Waraporn ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

caring; end of life; intensive care nurse; peaceful death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE; THAILAND;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE; THAILAND;

EID: 79953003701     PISSN: 08943184     EISSN: 15527409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894318411419208     Document Type: Article

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