Critical care open visiting hours

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 361-366

  Whitton, Sarah ^a   Pittiglio, Laura I ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

critical care; family visits; nursing implications; nursing perceptions; open visitation

Indexed keywords

CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FAMILY; HEALING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CRITICAL CARE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; TIME FACTORS; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 80053100057     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: 15505111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CNQ.0b013e31822c9ab1     Document Type: Review

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