Creating a profile of a nurse effective in caring

Nursing Administration Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-20

  Persky, Georgia J ^a   Nelson, John W ^b   Watson, Jean ^c   Bent, Kate ^d  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b Healthcare Environment   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Caring; Job satisfaction; Outcomes; Quality of nursing care; Research instruments; Watson's Theory of Caring

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMPATHY; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMANISM; JOB SATISFACTION; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING THEORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKPLACE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMPATHY; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FRUSTRATION; HUMANISM; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MODELS, NURSING; NEW YORK; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING THEORY; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 37549032741     PISSN: 03639568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAQ.0000305943.46440.77     Document Type: Article

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