Importance of humour to client-nurse relationships and clients' well-being

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 119-125

  Åstedt Kurki, Päivi ^a   Isola, Arja ^b   Tammentie, Tarja ^a   Kervinen, Ulla ^c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c Social Institute in Varkaus   (Finland)

Author keywords

Client nurse relationship; Humour; Well being.

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; HUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 0035323063     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172X.2001.00287.x     Document Type: Article

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