A focus for nursing intervention: Realistic acceptance or helping illusions

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-43

  Côté, José K ^a   Pepler, Carolyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Helping illusions; HIV clientele; Nursing intervention; Psychological adaptation; Realistic acceptance

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COOPERATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUSION; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING RESEARCH; QUEBEC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 16644398734     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2005.00498.x     Document Type: Article

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