Who can give 'spiritual care'? The management of spiritually sensitive interactions between nurses and patients

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 981-989

  Kevern, Peter ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nurse; Post critical; Religion; Spiritual; Wulff

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RELIGION;

HUMANS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84869200979     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01428.x     Document Type: Article

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