Grief experiences of nurses in Ireland who have cared for children with an intellectual disability who have died

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 584-590

  MacDermott, Ciara ^a   Keenan, Paul Michael ^b  

^a CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Children; Grief; Intellectual disabilities; Nursing; Qualitative research; Semi structured interviews; Support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919769813     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2014.20.12.584     Document Type: Article

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