A study of the lived experiences of registered nurses who have provided end-of-life care within an intensive care unit

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 549-556

  Holms, Natalie ^a   Milligan, Stuart ^a   Kydd, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Death; Dying; End of life care; Intensive care unit; Nurse family experiences; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGY; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84913621560     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2014.20.11.549     Document Type: Article

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