'Being appropriately unusual': A challenge for nurses in health-promoting conversations with families

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 106-115

  Benzein, Eva Gunilla ^a,b   Hagberg, Margaretha ^a   Saveman, Britt Inger ^a,c  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Conversation; Family health; Family centred care; Nurses; Reflection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY NURSING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING THEORY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CHANGE; SWEDEN;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY NURSING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING THEORY; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SWEDEN;

EID: 43949084080     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: 14401800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2008.00401.x     Document Type: Article

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