Solution-focused conversations: A new therapeutic strategy in well child health nursing telephone consultations

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-119

  Polaschek, Linda ^a   Polaschek, Nick ^b  

^a Royal New Zealand Plunket Society   (New Zealand)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Action research; Child nursing; Communication; Health visitor; Nurse patient relationships; Telenursing; Telephone consultations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; TELECONSULTATION; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INFANT; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEDIATRIC NURSING; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 34250709532     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04314.x     Document Type: Article

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