Professional compassion fatigue: What is the true cost of nurses caring for the dying?

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 606-611

  Melvin, Christina S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Accumulated loss phenomenon; End of life care; Nurses; Professional compassion fatigue

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871601687     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2012.18.12.606     Document Type: Article

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