Neonatal staff and advanced practice nurses' perceptions of bereavement/end-of-life care of families of critically ill and/or dying infants

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 489-498

  Engler, Arthur J ^a   Cusson, Regina M ^a   Brockett, Renee T ^b   Cannon Heinrich, Charlene ^c   Goldberg, Michelle A ^d   West, Margaret Gorzkowski ^e   Petow, Wendy ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MidState Medical Center   (United States)

^e ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEATH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE; REVIEW;

EID: 8644292511     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2004.13.6.489     Document Type: Review

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