Symbolic interactionism and nurse-mother communication in the neonatal intensive care unit

Research and Theory for Nursing Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 216-229

  Cleveland, Lisa Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Mothering; Neonatal intensive care unit; Neonate; Nurse mother relationship; Nurse patient communication; Symbolic interactionism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN NURSING; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SYMBOLISM;

COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NEONATAL NURSING; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 70350716720     PISSN: 15416577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1541-6577.23.3.216     Document Type: Article

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