A study of the correlation between the spiritual health status and spiritual care abilities of nurses

Journal of Nursing and Healthcare Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-78

  Wu, Hsiu Fang ^a   Hsiao, Ya Chu ^b  

^a Landseed Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Nurses; Spiritual care abilities; Spiritual health

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954260172     PISSN: 20729235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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