Balancing and compromising: Nurses and patients preserving integrity of self and each other

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 579-589

  Irurita, Vera F ^a,b   Williams, Anne M ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Balancing and compromising; Grounded theory; Nursing care; Preserving integrity; Threats to integrity

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COOPERATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MORALITY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING CARE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING THEORY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; WORKLOAD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MORALE; NEGOTIATING; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING CARE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING THEORY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0035488868     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(00)00105-X     Document Type: Article

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