Death attitudes and emotional intelligence in nursing students

Omega (United States)

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-55

  Aradilla Herrero, Amor ^a   Tomás Sábado, Joaquín ^a   Gómez Benito, Juana ^b  

^a Esc Univ d'Infermeria Gimbernat   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CURRICULUM; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPAIN; TEACHER;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPAIN; STUDENTS, NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869858962     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: 15413764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/OM.66.1.c     Document Type: Article

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