Patients' Satisfaction with Nurses' Caring during Hospitalization

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1993, Pages 690-707

  Larson, Patricia J ^a   Ferketich, Sandra L ^b   Wleczorek, Rita Reis ^c   Molzahn, Anita E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING CARE; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 0027746575     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019394599301500603     Document Type: Article

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