Finding a focus for nursing: The caring concept

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 12-23

  Cook, Laura Beth ^a   Peden, Ann ^a  

^a CAPITAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caring; Nursing; Nursing theory

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; NURSING KNOWLEDGE; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING CARE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING THEORY; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING CARE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING THEORY; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING;

EID: 84986237589     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: 15505014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000137     Document Type: Article

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