Factors influencing patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease to opt for conservative management: A practitioner research study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 9-10, 2012, Pages 1215-1222

  Johnston, Sheila ^a   Noble, Helen ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservative management; Decision making; Nurses; Nursing; Palliative care; Practitioner research; Stage 5 chronic kidney disease; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 84859756536     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.04001.x     Document Type: Article

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