Reflection on the relationship between technology and caring

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 150-155

  Johns, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compassion; Experiences; Machines; Patient; Practice; Reflective; Sedation; Suffering; Technology

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMPATHY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 20844436753     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1362-1017.2005.00113.x     Document Type: Article

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