To explore the neonatal nurses' beliefs and attitudes towards caring for dying neonates in Taiwan

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1793-1801

  Chen, Chao Huei ^a   Huang, Li Chi ^b,c   Liu, Hsin Li ^d   Lee, Ho Yu ^e   Wu, Shu Ya ^d   Chang, Yue Cune ^f   Peng, Niang Huei ^d  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG BING SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attitude; Belief; Dying infant; Experience; Neonatal nurses; Neonatal palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NEONATOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NEONATAL NURSING; NEONATOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893682589     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-012-1199-0     Document Type: Article

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