Moral distress and psychological empowerment in critical care nurses caring for adults at end of life

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-151

  Browning, Annette M ^a  

^a BIOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINALLY ILL; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84874993490     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2013437     Document Type: Article

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