Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 139-147 , March 2006

Family presence during resuscitation: A randomised controlled trial of the impact of family presence

  • Kerri Holzhauser, RN, B. Health Sc. (Nursing) (Nurse Researcher, Adjunct Research Fellow)

      Affiliations

    • Nursing Practice Development Unit, Building 18, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Qld 4102, Australia
    • Research Centre for Clinical Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Qld, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 7 3240 5596; fax: +61 7 3240 7356.
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  • Julie Finucane, OAM, RN, RM, M EmergN (Nurse Unit Manager)

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
    • ,
  • Susan M. De Vries, RN, DipApp.Science (NrsEd), BA, MPH (Senior Staff Educator)

      Affiliations

    • Nursing Practice Development Unit, Building 18, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Qld 4102, Australia

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PII: S1574-6267(05)00035-2

doi: 10.1016/j.aenj.2005.10.003

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 139-147 , March 2006

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