How respect and kindness are experienced at the end of life by nursing home residents

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 96-118

  Thompson, Genevieve N ^a,b   McClement, Susan E ^a,b   Chochinov, Harvey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Manitoba Palliative Care Research Unit   (Canada)

Author keywords

End of life; Kindness; Nursing home; Older adults; Respect

Indexed keywords

AGED; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING HOME; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING HOMES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 80053247835     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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