The Importance of Words: Suggesting Comfort Rather Than Pain

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 267-271

  Minden, Pamela ^a  

^a EDGEWOOD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fifth vital sign; Hypnosis; Pain; Pain assessment; Power of suggestion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; EMPATHY; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PAIN; PHILOSOPHY; SPEECH; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EMPATHY; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; NARRATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PAIN; SPEECH;

EID: 33644828444     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004650-200511000-00007     Document Type: Article

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