Patient dignity in an acute hospital setting: A case study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-37

  Baillie, Lesley ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caring; Communication; Dignity; Hospital; Nurse patient relationship; Qualitative research; Surgical nursing

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT RIGHTS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 56949090548     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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