Nurses' meaning of caring with patients in acute psychiatric hospital settings: A grounded theory study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 203-223

  Chiovitti, Rosalina F ^a  

^a York University   (Canada)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Grounded theory; Nurse patient relations; Nursing care; Nursing theory; Psychiatric nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; ONTARIO;

EID: 38048998525     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.08.018     Document Type: Article

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