Nurse responses to patient expressions of spiritual distress

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 217-224

  Taylor, Elizabeth Johnston ^a   Mamier, Iris ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empathy; Nursing; Spiritual care; Spiritual distress; Therapeutic communication

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING STUDENT; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIRITUALITY; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84880852042     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0b013e318294e50a     Document Type: Article

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