Writing therapeutic letters in undergraduate nursing education: Promoting relational skill development

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 707-716

  Smithbattle, Lee ^a   Leander, Sheila ^a   Westhus, Nina ^a   Freed, Patricia E ^a   McLaughlin, Dorcas E ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Health care; Health professional; Nursing education; Relationships; Support; Trust; Writing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TRUST; WRITING;

CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC; COUNSELING; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FOCUS GROUPS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STUDENTS, NURSING; TRUST; WRITING;

EID: 77952396743     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732309354095     Document Type: Article

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