Communication by nurses in the intensive care unit: Qualitative analysis of domains of patient-centered care

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 410-418

  Slatore, Christopher G ^a,b   Hansen, Lissi ^c   Ganzini, Linda ^a   Press, Nancy ^c   Osborne, Molly L ^a,b   Chesnutt, Mark S ^a,b   Mularski, Richard A ^b,d  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; OBSERVATION; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OBSERVATION; OREGON; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84870279537     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2012124     Document Type: Article

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