Rural nursing and quality end-of-life care: Palliative care ... palliative approach ... or somewhere in-between?

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 288-304

  Pesut, Barbara ^a   McLeod, Barbara ^d   Hole, Rachelle ^b   Dalhuisen, Miranda ^c  

^a ASC II   (Canada)

^b Centre for Inclusion and Citizenship   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d FRASER HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

end of life; nursing; palliative approach; palliative care; rural health services; terminal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING CARE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84868677785     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANS.0b013e31826b8687     Document Type: Article

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