Holding together: Caring for clients undergoing assisted reproductive technologies

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 645-653

  Payne, Deborah ^a   Goedeke, Sonja ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Experiences; Infertility; Interpretive description; Interviews; Nursing; Roles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPATHY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMPATHY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 36549037706     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04451.x     Document Type: Article

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