Searching for Circles of Meaning and Using Spiritual Experiences to Help Parents of Infants With Life-Threatening Illness Cope

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-49

  Raingruber, Bonnie ^a   Milstein, Jay ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coping; intuition; parental bereavement; reflective practice; spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COUNSELING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; HUMANS; INFANT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PASTORAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 34247895574     PISSN: 08980101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898010106289859     Document Type: Article

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