Not a job for a man: Factors in the use of touch by male nursing staff

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 335-341

  Whiteside, James ^a   Butcher, Dan ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coping behaviour; Nurses male; Nursing education; Touch

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING STAFF; TOUCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING STAFF; TOUCH;

EID: 84927130202     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2015.24.6.335     Document Type: Article

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