Constructing the story: How nurses work with families regarding withdrawal of aggressive treatment in ICU - A narrative study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1146-1156

  Peden McAlpine, Cynthia ^a   Liaschenko, Joan ^a   Traudt, Terri ^b   Gilmore Szott, Eleanor ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; End of life; Families; Intensive care units; Nurses; Physicians; Qualitative research; Withdrawal of aggressive treatment

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NARRATION; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS;

EID: 84930044494     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.03.015     Document Type: Article

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