Cognition and the compassion deficit: The social psychology of helping behaviour in nursing

Nursing Philosophy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 274-287

  Paley, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Compassion; Culture; Francis; Nursing care; Social psychology

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; EMPATHY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMPATHY; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL;

EID: 84927788346     PISSN: 14667681     EISSN: 1466769X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nup.12047     Document Type: Article

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