Prevalence of sudden speechlessness in critical care units

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 439-447

  Thomas, Loris A ^a   Rodriguez, Carmen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

communication strategy; critical care; intubation; prevalence; sudden speechlessness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTISM; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTISM; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREVALENCE;

EID: 80053598354     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773811415259     Document Type: Article

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