Softening suffering through spiritual care practices: One possibility for healing families

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 394-411

  Wright, Lorraine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family nursing; Illness suffering; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; FAMILY NURSING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MODEL; MORALITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; FAMILY NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MORALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; RELIGION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 58249130510     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840708326493     Document Type: Conference Paper

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