Community palliative care nurse experiences and perceptions of follow-up bereavement support visits to carers

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 332-339

  Chang, Esther ^a   Bidewell, John ^a   Hancock, Karen ^a,b   Johnson, Amanda ^a   Easterbrook, Sally ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^c BLACKTOWN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Community nursing; District nursing; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS;

EID: 84864382012     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2012.02046.x     Document Type: Article

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