To be involved - A qualitative study of nurses' experiences of caring for dying patients

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 38, Issue , 2016, Pages 144-149

  Andersson, Erika ^a   Salickiene, Zivile ^b   Rosengren, Kristina ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Experiences; Nurses; Palliative care; Qualitative method; Supervising

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BURNOUT; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; DEATH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; LIFE; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGISTERED NURSE; SURGICAL WARD; SWEDEN; EMPATHY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGY; TERMINAL CARE;

EDUCATION, NURSING; EMPATHY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SWEDEN; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84961173109     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2015.11.026     Document Type: Article

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