The encounter with the unknown: Nurses lived experiences of their responsibility for the care of the patient in the Swedish ambulance service

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Holmberg, Mats ^a   Fagerberg, Ingegerd ^b,c  

^a Kullbergska Hospital   (Sweden)

^b Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

^c MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ambulance care; Caring science; Encounter; Phenomenology; Prehospital care; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958766520     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v5i2.5098     Document Type: Article

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