Faith: A concept analysis

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2723-2731

  Dyess, Susan Macleod ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept analysis; Faith; Health as expanding consciousness; Theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING THEORY; PHILOSOPHY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; NARRATION; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 81955160838     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05734.x     Document Type: Article

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