“The Keepers of Stories”: Personal Growth and Wisdom Among Oncology Nurses

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 326-344

  Vishnevsky, Tanya ^a,b   Quinlan, Margaret M ^b   Kilmer, Ryan P ^b   Cann, Arnie ^b   Danhauer, Suzanne C ^c  

^a Providence Behavioral Health Associates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; grounded theory; oncology nursing; personal growth; posttraumatic growth; wisdom

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MALE; NEOPLASM; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONCOLOGY NURSING; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947424070     PISSN: 08980101     EISSN: 15525724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898010115574196     Document Type: Article

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