Maintaining a therapeutic connection: Nursing in an inpatient eating disorder unit

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 351-358

  Snell, Lynlee ^a   Crowe, Marie ^b   Jordan, Jenny ^b  

^a CANTERBURY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Eating disorders; Grounded theory; Nurse patient relationship; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EATING DISORDER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE; NURSING;

ADULT; EATING DISORDERS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; NEGOTIATING; NEW ZEALAND; NURSES;

EID: 74549184497     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03000.x     Document Type: Article

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