Stressors experienced by nurses providing end-of-life palliative care in the intensive care unit

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 18-39

  Gélinas, Céline ^a   Fillion, Lise ^b   Robitaille, Marie Anik ^c   Truchon, Manon ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c Université Laval   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adults; End of life; Intensive care unit; Nurses; Palliative care; Stressors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING STAFF; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUEBEC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84862732787     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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