Perceptions of dying well and distressing death by acute care nurses

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 33, Issue , 2017, Pages 149-154

  Becker, Christine A ^a   Wright, Greg ^b   Schmit, Kristen ^b  

^a LEVINE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Distressing death; Dying well; Nurse perceptions; Nursing stress

Indexed keywords

COPING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGY; RIGHT TO DIE; TERMINAL CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; RIGHT TO DIE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84997498766     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2016.11.006     Document Type: Article

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