General nurses' experiences of end-of-life care in the acute hospital setting: A literature review

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 510-516

  McCourt, Roisin ^a   Power, John James ^b   Glackin, Marie ^b  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute hospital setting; End of life care; Nurses' experiences; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886770078     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2013.19.10.510     Document Type: Review

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