Advancing nursing theory through theory-guided practice: The emergence of a critical caring perspective

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 38-49

  Falk Rafael, Adeline ^a,b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical caring; Empowered caring; Public health nursing; Social justice; Watson's theory of human caring

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GOVERNMENT; HEALING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; INTENSIVE CARE; JUSTICE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSE; NURSING; PARAMETER; POLITICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 14844349797     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00012272-200501000-00005     Document Type: Review

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