The care of the actively dying in an academic medical center: A survey of registered nurses’ professional capability and comfort

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 619-627

  Powazki, Ruth ^a,b   Walsh, Declan ^a,b,c   Cothren, Brenda ^a,b   Rybicki, Lisa ^c   Thomas, Shirley ^a,b   Morgan, Gloria ^a,b   Karius, Diana ^b   Davis, Mellar P ^a,b   Shrotriya, Shiva ^a,b  

^a H R Horvitz Ctr Palliative Med   (United States)

^b TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Death; Education; End of life; Hospital; Nursing; Palliative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGY; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERMINAL CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; ETHICS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SEX FACTORS; SPIRITUALITY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84927619543     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: 19382715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909113505194     Document Type: Article

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