The effects of a spiritual learning program on improving spiritual health and clinical practice stress among nursing students

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 281-290

  Hsiao, Ya Chu ^a   Chiang, Hui Ying ^b   Lee, Hsiang Chun ^a   Chen, Su Hui ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b Cui Mei Medical Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clinical practice stress; Nursing student; Spiritual health; Spiritual learning program

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIGION; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, NURSING; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872680445     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/jnr.0b013e318273642f     Document Type: Article

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