Family presence during resuscitation: A descriptive study of nurses' attitudes from two Saudi hospitals

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 90-98

  Al Mutair, Abbas S ^a   Plummer, Virginia ^b   Copnell, Beverley ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Experience; Family presence; Relationship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESUSCITATION; SAUDI ARABIA; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SAUDI ARABIA; VISITORS TO PATIENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861302991     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2011.00479.x     Document Type: Article

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