Non-caring encounters at an emergency care unit - A life-world hermeneutic analysis of an efficiency-driven organization

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 761-769

  Nyström, Maria ^a   Dahlberg, Karin ^b   Carlsson, Gunilla ^c  

^a NONE   (Sweden)

^b NONE   (Sweden)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caring encounter; ECU care; Efficiency; Hermeneutics; Non caring encounter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FIRST AID; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT; PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 0043264301     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(03)00053-1     Document Type: Article

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