Development and Psychometric Assessment of the Presence of Nursing Scale

Nursing Science Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 167-175

  Kostovich, Carol T ^a  

^a SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

caring; instrument development; nursing presence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING CARE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING CARE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858852750     PISSN: 08943184     EISSN: 15527409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894318412437945     Document Type: Article

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