Emotional labour underlying caring: An evolutionary concept analysis

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-208

  Huynh, Truc ^a   Alderson, Marie ^a   Thompson, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Canadian Red Cross   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caring; Emotional labour; Emotional work; Evolutionary concept analysis; Interdisciplinary; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LABOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONCEPT FORMATION; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF; PREGNANCY;

EID: 54749128285     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04780.x     Document Type: Article

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