Ontologies of nursing in an age of spiritual pluralism: Closed or open worldview?: Original article

Nursing Philosophy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-23

  Pesut, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethics; Nursing theory; Philosophy of nursing; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHICS; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; HUMANISM; METAPHYSICS; NORTH AMERICA; NURSING THEORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; RELIGION; SECULARISM; SOCIAL CHANGE; THINKING; TRANSCULTURAL CARE;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANISM; HUMANS; METAPHYSICS; NORTH AMERICA; NURSING THEORY; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SECULARISM; SOCIAL CHANGE; SPIRITUALITY; THINKING; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING;

EID: 73149092942     PISSN: 14667681     EISSN: 1466769X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-769X.2009.00420.x     Document Type: Article

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