Feeling confident in burdensome yet enriching care: Community nurses describe the care of patients with hard-to-heal wounds

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Eskilsson, Camilla ^a   Carlsson, Gunilla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Confidence; Hard to heal wounds; Home care; Nurse; Reflective lifeworld research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875021587     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v5i3.5415     Document Type: Article

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