Nurses as caregivers of elderly relatives: Negotiating personal and professional boundaries

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 92-114

  Ward Griffin, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elder care; Family caregiving; Feminist inquiry; Health promotion; Narratives; Nursing

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREGIVERS; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NARRATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEGOTIATING; NURSES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONTARIO; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME MANAGEMENT; WOMEN, WORKING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 1942442479     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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