Registered nurses' beliefs of the benefits of exercise, their exercise behaviour and their patient teaching regarding exercise

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 351-356

  Esposito, Eileen M ^a   Fitzpatrick, Joyce J ^b  

^a North Shore LIJ Health System   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefits of exercise; Exercise behaviour; Health promotion; Nurses' beliefs; Patient teaching

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

EXERCISE; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 79960685627     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2011.01951.x     Document Type: Article

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