Bearing witness: An existential position in caring

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 84-93

  Arman, Maria ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caring; Courage; Existential aspects; L vinas; Palliative care; Socratic dialogue; Spiritual; Suffering; Witnessing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; ETHICS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY;

CAREGIVERS; ETHICS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 44349195725     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2007.27.1.84     Document Type: Article

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