A History of Massage in Nurse Training School Curricula (1860-1945)

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-67

  Ruffin, Paula Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

education; mind body techniques; touch

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HISTORY; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; MASSAGE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; NURSING STUDENT; PHILOSOPHY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING; ENGLAND; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; MASSAGE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; STUDENTS, NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960103003     PISSN: 08980101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898010110377355     Document Type: Article

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