Blurring the boundaries: Technology and the nurse-patient relationship

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 810-816

  Aylott, Marion ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundaries; Internet; Nurse; Patient; Personal; Professional; Relationship; Social networking

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960438606     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2011.20.13.810     Document Type: Article

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