District nurses' conceptions of medical technology in palliative homecare

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 845-854

  Munck, Berit ^a   Fridlund, Bengt ^a   Mårtensson, Jan ^a  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

District nurses; Medical technology; Palliative homecare; Phenomenography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 80054025664     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01231.x     Document Type: Article

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