Only a whisper away. A philosophical view of the awake patient's situation during regional anaesthetics and surgery

Nursing Philosophy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 257-265

  Karlsson, Ann Christin ^a,b   Ekebergh, Margaretha ^b,c   Larsson Mauléon, Annika ^a,b   Almerud Österberg, Sofia ^b  

^a BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case; Intraoperative experiences; Merleau Ponty; Nursing science; Phenomenology; Philosophy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE AWARENESS; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PHILOSOPHY; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE AWARENESS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING;

EID: 84865847680     PISSN: 14667681     EISSN: 1466769X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-769X.2012.00538.x     Document Type: Article

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