Final-year nursing undergraduates' understandings of palliative care: A qualitative study in Wales, UK

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 285-293

  Watts, Tessa ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Generalist; Nursing students; Palliative care; Perceptions; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERALIST; HUMAN; NURSING STUDENT; NURSING STUDENTS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERCEPTIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

GENERALIST; NURSING STUDENTS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERCEPTIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENTS, NURSING; WALES;

EID: 84906075711     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2014.20.6.285     Document Type: Article

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