The potential of the patient room to promote healing and well-being in patients and nurses: An integrative review of the research

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 263-277

  Lorenz, Susan G ^a,b  

^a Medical Center   (United States)

^b University Medical Center at Princeton   (United States)

Author keywords

Multioccupancy rooms; Patient rooms; Private rooms; Semiprivate rooms; Single occupancy rooms

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENTS' ROOMS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 34548309184     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HNP.0000287990.40215.51     Document Type: Review

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