Therapeutic relationships in critical care nursing: A reflection on practice

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 138-143

  O’connell, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Critical care; Emotional intelligence; Therapeutic relationships

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; EMOTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CRITICAL CARE; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 46249123246     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2008.00273.x     Document Type: Article

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