Parental reflective functioning: Analysis and promotion of the concept for paediatric nursing

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 23-24, 2014, Pages 3490-3500

  Ordway, Monica R ^a   Sadler, Lois S ^b   Dixon, Jane ^a   Slade, Arietta ^b,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Minding the Baby   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept; Nurse patient relationship; Parental guidance; Parenting; Reflection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MENTAL FUNCTION; NURSING PROCESS; PARENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY;

ADULT; CHILD; HUMANS; INFANT; MENTAL PROCESSES; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSING PROCESS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 84926169799     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12600     Document Type: Article

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