Nurses' emotional experience of caring for children with burns

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 19-20, 2010, Pages 2907-2915

  Hilliard, Carol ^a   O'Neill, Mary ^b  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Burns nursing; Children's nursing; Emotions; Parents; Phenomenology; Trust

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; EMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; IRELAND; NURSE; NURSING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRELAND; NURSES;

EID: 77956848310     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03177.x     Document Type: Article

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