The lived ICU experience of nurses, patients and family members: A phenomenological study with Merleau-Pontian perspective

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 273-280

  Cypress, Brigitte S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensive care unit; Phenomenology; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EXISTENTIALISM; FAMILY NURSING; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT ADVOCACY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CRITICAL CARE; EXISTENTIALISM; FAMILY NURSING; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860411768     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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