A study of practising nurses' perceptions and experiences of intimacy within the nurse-patient relationship

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 188-196

  Williams, Angela ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Intimacy; Nurse patient relationship; Patient vulnerability; The new nursing; Touch

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; SELF DISCLOSURE; TOUCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF DISCLOSURE; TOUCH;

EID: 0035406025     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01836.x     Document Type: Article

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