The nursing role during end-of-life care in the intensive care unit related to the interaction between patient, family and professional: an integrative review

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 645-661

  Noome, Marijke ^a,b   Beneken genaamd Kolmer, Deirdre M ^a,c   van Leeuwen, Evert ^d   Dijkstra, Boukje M ^b,d   Vloet, Lilian C M ^b,d  

^a THE HAGUE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b HAN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

care triad; end of life care; intensive care units; nursing care; review

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; TERMINAL CARE;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84962623685     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/scs.12315     Document Type: Review

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