Facing death, facing self: Nursing students' emotional reactions during an experiential workshop on life-and-death issues

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 856-863

  Liu, Ying Chun ^a   Su, Pi Yu ^b   Chen, Chih Hao ^a   Chiang, Hsing Hsing ^c   Wang, Kwua Yun ^a   Tzeng, Wen Chii ^d  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b Beitou Armed Forces Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

End of life care; Experiential learning; Nursing education; Nursing students; Qualitative study; Reflection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TAIWAN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS, NURSING; TAIWAN;

EID: 79951539401     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03545.x     Document Type: Article

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