International Emergency Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 257-265 , October 2008

Emergency nurse initiation of discussion about tissue donation with suddenly bereaved relatives

  • Matthew van Loo, Bsc (Hons) RN DipN (Charge Nurse/Emergency Nurse Practitioner)

      Affiliations

    • Accident and Emergency Department, The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough TS4 3BW, United Kingdom
    • Tel.: +44 1642850850.
    • ,
  • Craig Rabbetts, Adv Dip RN (Eye Retrieval Coordinator)

      Affiliations

    • The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough TS4 3BW, United Kingdom
    • Tel.: +44 1642850850.
    • ,
  • Tricia Scott, PhD RMN RGN Senior (Research Fellow)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Academic Emergency Medicine, The James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1642282898; fax: +44 1642835579.

Received 31 March 2008 ,Revised 9 July 2008 ,Accepted 9 July 2008.

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PII: S1755-599X(08)00085-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2008.07.002

International Emergency Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 257-265 , October 2008

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