Is integrative science necessary to improve nursing practice?

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 94-102

  Walker, Lorraine O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; HUMANISM; KNOWLEDGE; MODEL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SCIENCE; THINKING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HOLISTIC HEALTH; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANISM; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MODELS, NURSING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING CARE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; SCIENCE; THINKING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033068912     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01939459922043730     Document Type: Article

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