An Interpretive Study of Nursing Students' Experiences of Caring for Suicidal Persons

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 426-435

  Scheckel, Martha M ^a   Nelson, Kimberly A ^b  

^a WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VITERBO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hermeneutics; Interpretive research; Phenomenology; Student nurse; Suicide; Suicide education; Teaching strategies

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; STUDENTS, NURSING; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84923125973     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2014.03.003     Document Type: Article

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