Pregnant with possibilities: Drawing on hermeneutic thought to reframe home-visiting programs for young mothers

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 191-200

  Smithbattle, Lee ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent mothers; Home visiting; Nurse patient relationships; Parent provider relationships; Public health nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTHER; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

FEMALE; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MOTHERS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; OBSTETRIC NURSING;

EID: 68949101758     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: 14401800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2009.00457.x     Document Type: Article

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