Emotional knowing in nursing practice: In the encounter between life and death

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  James, Inger ^a   Andershed, Birgitta ^a,b   Gustavsson, Bernt ^a,c,d   Ternestedt, Britt Marie ^b,e,f  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^e Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation   (Sweden)

^f KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assistant nurses; Critical hermeneutics; Emotional knowing; Ethnography; Nurses; Nursing practice; Phronesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873993867     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v5i2.5367     Document Type: Article

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