An exploration of the concept of comfort

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 689-696

  Tutton, Elizabeth ^a,b   Seers, Kate ^a  

^a RCN Institute   (United Kingdom)

^b RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caring; Comfort; Concept evaluation; Conceptual frameworks; Nursing as therapy

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW; WELLBEING;

EMPATHY; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING THEORY; PATIENTS;

EID: 0141992088     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00775.x     Document Type: Review

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