Development of nurses' abilities to reflect on how to create good caring relationships with patients in palliative care: An action research approach

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111-122

  Bergdahl, Elisabeth ^a,b   Benzein, Eva ^a,d   Ternestedt, Britt Marie ^a,b,e   Andershed, Birgitta ^a,c  

^a Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Action research; Advanced home care; Caring relationships; Clinical supervision; Nurses; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; STANDARD;

ADULT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATION, NURSING; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955890952     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: 14401800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2011.00527.x     Document Type: Article

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