Straddling the fence: ICU nurses advocating for hospice care

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 105-116

  Borowske, Deborah ^a,b  

^a Southwest General Health Center   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life; Hospice; Intensive care unit; Nursing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEAR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING DISCIPLINE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEAR; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 84857944486     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2012.01.006     Document Type: Review

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