The Humanities Interface of Nursing and Medicine

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 174-179

  Dellasega, Cheryl ^a   Milone Nuzzo, Paula ^b   Curci, Katherine M ^b   Ballard, J O ^a   Kirch, Darrell G ^c  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES   (United States)

Author keywords

Humanities; Interdisciplinary; Nursing; Physicians

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; CURRICULUM; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMANISM; HUMANITIES; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANISM; HUMANITIES; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PENNSYLVANIA; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SCHOOLS, NURSING; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 34249312317     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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