Enduring feelings of powerlessness as a burns nurse: A descriptive phenomenological inquiry

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 172-179

  Kornhaber, Rachel Anne ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burns nursing; Emotional intelligence; Phenomenology; Powerlessness; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052109839     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2011.172     Document Type: Article

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