The APN role in holistic assessment and integration of spiritual assessment for advance care planning

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 530-536

  Chrash, Melany ^a   Mulich, Barbara ^b   Patton, Carol M ^c  

^a Waynesburg University   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Chamberlain College   (United States)

Author keywords

Nurse practitioner communication; Palliative care; Role of advanced practice nurse; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053493023     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2011.00644.x     Document Type: Article

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