Undergraduate nursing students writing therapeutic letters to families: An educational strategy

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-101

  Erlingsson, Christen ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Family nursing; Nursing education; Therapeutic letters

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; FAMILY NURSING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; SWEDEN; WRITING;

CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC; COUNSELING; EDUCATION, NURSING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FAMILY NURSING; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; SWEDEN;

EID: 63049112736     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840708330447     Document Type: Article

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