Psychiatric nurses' understanding of the spiritual dimension of holistic psychiatric nursing practice in south Africa: A phenomenological study

Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 81-94

  Tokpah, M M ^a   Middleton, L ^b  

^a William V S Tubman University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Forgotten care; Higher power; Holistic care; Psychiatric nursing; Religion and spirituality; Spiritual aspects of nursing care; Spiritual aspects of psychiatric nursing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879327722     PISSN: 16825055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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