Admiring courage: Nurses' perceptions of caring for patients with cancer

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 324-334

  Kendall, Sharon ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer care; Clinical learning; Courage and bravery; Hope; Nurse patient relationship; Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES;

EID: 33751401068     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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