Thai nurses' experience of caring for persons with life-sustaining technologies in intensive care settings: A phenomenological study

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 102-110

  Kongsuwan, Waraporn ^a   Locsin, Rozzano C ^b  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Life sustaining technology; Technological competency as caring; Thai nurse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; EMPATHY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; THAILAND;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; EMPATHY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL; THAILAND;

EID: 79954617689     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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