Use of emotional touchpoints as a method of tapping into the experience of receiving compassionate care in a hospital setting

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-41

  Dewar, Belinda ^a   Mackay, Richard ^a   Smith, Stephen ^b   Pullin, Simon ^a   Tocher, Ria ^a  

^a NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action research; Caring; Compassionate care; Emotion; Emotional touchpoints; Patient stories

Indexed keywords

EID: 72549099192     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987109352932     Document Type: Article

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