ICU nurses' experiences and perspectives of caring for obstetric patients in intensive care: A qualitative study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 1768-1775

  Kynoch, Kate ^a   Paxton, Jody ^b   Chang, Anne M ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Raymond Terrace   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical care; Focus groups; Nurses; Nursing; Obstetric; Qualitative approaches

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 79955783756     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03517.x     Document Type: Article

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