New Zealand hospice nurses' self-rated comfort in conducting spiritual assessment

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 178-185

  Taylor, Elizabeth Johnston ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Hospice nursing; Palliative care; Spiritual care; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877716842     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2013.19.4.178     Document Type: Article

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