How do Australian palliative care nurses address existential and spiritual concerns? Facilitators, barriers and strategies

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 21-22, 2014, Pages 3197-3205

  Keall, Robyn ^a   Clayton, Josephine M ^b   Butow, Phyllis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b GREENWICH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication skills; End of life care; Existential care; Nurse education; Nurse patient relationships; Nursing care; Nursing interventions; Palliative care; Spiritual care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY; RELIGION;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84907952126     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12566     Document Type: Article

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