Levels of empathy in undergraduate nursing students

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 246-251

  McKenna, Lisa ^a   Boyle, Malcolm ^a   Brown, Ted ^a   Williams, Brett ^a   Molloy, Andrew ^a   Lewis, Belinda ^a   Molloy, Liz ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Empathy; Nurse patient relations; Nursing education; Nursing student

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84861464190     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2012.02035.x     Document Type: Article

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