Critical care nurses' perceptions of their roles in family-team conflicts related to treatment plans

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-75

  Edwards, Marie Patricia ^a   Throndson, Karen ^b   Dyck, Felicia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication; Conflict; Critical care nurses; Family; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865379297     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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