A pilot study of nurses' experience of giving spiritual care

Qualitative Report

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 852-863

  Deal, Belinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

Author keywords

And prayer phenomenology; Nurse client relationship; Spiritual care

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954515709     PISSN: 10520147     EISSN: 21603715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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