Nurse-patient interaction is a resource for hope, meaning in life and self-transcendence in nursing home patients

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 74-88

  Haugan, Gørill ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Holistic care; Hope; Long term care; Meaning; Nurse patient interaction; Nursing home; Purpose in life; Self transcendence

Indexed keywords

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING HOMES;

EID: 84892874785     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/scs.12028     Document Type: Article

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