Patients’ and nurses’ experiences of delirium: A review of qualitative studies

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 303-315

  Bélanger, Louise ^a   Ducharme, Francine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult intensive care; Intensive care nurses; Nurse patient communication; Practice development; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DELIRIUM; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW;

ADULT; DELIRIUM; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84856604685     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2011.00454.x     Document Type: Review

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