The experience of reassurance: Patients' perspectives

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 272-279

  Fareed, Asraf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMANISM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING CARE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

COMMUNICATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANISM; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING CARE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0030077428     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1996.tb02667.x     Document Type: Article

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