Nurses' perceptions and experiences with end-of-life communication and care

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Boyd, Denise ^a   Merkh, Kristen ^a   Rutledge, Dana N ^a,b   Randall, Victoria ^b  

^a ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CALIFORNIA; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 79955619105     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/11.ONF.E229-E239     Document Type: Article

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