An online survey of nurses' perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 1757-1767

  Mcsherry, Wilfred ^a,b   Jamieson, Steve ^c  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital   (Norway)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nurses; Nursing; Online; Spirituality; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; NURSE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION;

HUMANS; NURSES; ONLINE SYSTEMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 79955749878     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03547.x     Document Type: Article

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