Nursing image: An evolutionary concept analysis

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-89

  Rezaei Adaryani, Morteza ^a   Salsali, Mahvash ^a   Mohammadi, Eesa ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Evolutionary concept analysis; Nursing image; Professional image; Public image of nursing; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLOTHING; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NURSE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

CLOTHING; COMMUNICATION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NURSES; NURSING;

EID: 84873188012     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2012.43.1.81     Document Type: Article

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