Worst experiences of pain and conceptions of worst pain imaginable among nursing students

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 484-491

  Bergh, Ingrid ^a   Jakobsson, Eva ^a,b   Sjöström, Björn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bodily pain; Emotional distress; Empathy; Nursing students; Pain; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPATHY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATION, NURSING; EMPATHY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; STUDENTS, NURSING; SWEDEN;

EID: 38849191775     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04506.x     Document Type: Article

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