Nurses' lived experiences of intensive care unit bed spaces as a place of care: A phenomenological study

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 126-134

  Olausson, Sepideh ^a,b   Ekebergh, Margaretha ^a   Österberg, Sofia Almerud ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bed spaces; ICU; Nursing Staff; Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EMPATHY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH;

ADULT; CRITICAL CARE NURSING; EMPATHY; ETHICS, NURSING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84898786059     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nicc.12082     Document Type: Article

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