The meaning of learning in critical care nursing: A hermeneutic study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 697-703

  Little, Christine V ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical care; Heidegger; Hermeneutics; Intensive care; Learning; Phenomenology; Post basic education; Technology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING DISCIPLINE; PHILOSOPHY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LEARNING; MALE; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 0033194397     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01119.x     Document Type: Article

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