Parenting foster children with chronic illness and complex medical needs

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-96

  Lauver, Lori S ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Foster parenting; Phenomenology; van Manen

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDUCATION; FAMILY NURSING; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; GRIEF; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EVENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED CHILDREN; FAMILY NURSING; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; GRIEF; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ENGLAND; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENTING; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 43549092295     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840707313337     Document Type: Article

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