The meaning of caring to nurses: An investigation into the nature of caring work in an intensive care unit

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 50-59

  Wilkin, Kathleen ^a   Slevin, Eamonn ^b  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caring; Comfort; Intensive care; Knowledge; Skills; Technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVIEW; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELATIVE; SAMPLING; SKILL;

AFFECT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMPATHY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANISM; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0942289816     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.00814.x     Document Type: Article

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