Challenges in transition from intervention to end of life care in intensive care: A qualitative study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 519-527

  Coombs, Maureen A ^a,b   Addington Hall, Julia ^b   Long Sutehall, Tracy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

End of life; Intensive care; Team working; Transition

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84860254517     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.10.019     Document Type: Article

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