Chinese oncology nurses' experience on caring for dying patients who are on their final days: A qualitative study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 288-296

  Zheng, Rui Shuang ^a   Guo, Qiao Hong ^b   Dong, Feng Qi ^a   Owens, R Glynn ^c  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cancer; Dying; End of life care; Experience; Nurses; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

CHINA; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION;

CHINA; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84919459971     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.09.009     Document Type: Article

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