Towards a Chinese definition of nursing

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 657-670

  Pang, Samantha M C ^a   Wong, Thomas K S ^a   Wang, Chun Sheng ^b   Zhang, Zhi Jun ^b   Chan, Helen Y L ^c   Lam, Cynthia W Y ^d   Chan, Kay Lok ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Chinese Medical Association   (China)

^c UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese nursing; Chinese philosophies; Concept analysis; Controlled explication; Definition of nursing; Epistemology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINESE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSING; SKILL; WELLBEING;

ADULT; CHINA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING; NURSING PROCESS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 2942624441     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03057.x     Document Type: Article

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