Using the concept of family strengths to enhance nursing care

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 353-357

  Sittner, Barbara J ^a   Hudson, Diane Brage ^a   DeFrain, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Family psychology; Nursing; Nursing methods

Indexed keywords

FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MATERNAL CARE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 35648975261     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000298130.16914.47     Document Type: Review

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