Factors affecting nursing staff in practising spiritual care

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 15-16, 2010, Pages 2128-2136

  Chan, Moon Fai ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Care; China; Nurses; Nursing; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; PSYCHOLOGY;

HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 77955968224     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02690.x     Document Type: Article

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