How nurses cope with patient death: A systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2018, Pages e39-e49

  Zheng, Ruishuang ^a   Lee, Susan Fiona ^a   Bloomer, Melissa Jane ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

coping; death and dying; end of life care; nurses; patient; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CINAHL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CRYING; DEATH; EDUCATION; EMBASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDLINE; NURSE; PSYCINFO; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; WORK EXPERIENCE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 85037361105     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13975     Document Type: Review

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