Ritual: The final expression of care

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 303-307

  Running, Alice ^a   Tolle, Lauren Woodward ^a   Girard, Deb ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Circle of Life Hospice Reno ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Compassion; Fatigue; Grief; Nursing; Ritual

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BURNOUT; FEMALE; GRIEF; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SYMBOLISM; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GRIEF; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; TERMINALLY ILL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149111213     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2008.00703.x     Document Type: Article

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