Experiencing patient death in clinical practice: Nurses' recollections of their earliest memorable patient death

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 695-704

  Anderson, Natalie Elizabeth ^a   Kent, Bridie ^b   Owens, R Glynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Death; Dying; End of life care; Nursing; Nursing education; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84923105878     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.12.005     Document Type: Article

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