Demonstration of caring by males in clinical practice: A literature review

International Journal of Nursing Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 323-327

  Zhang, Wen ^a   Liu, Yi Lan ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Caring; Clinical practice; Male; Nurse; Review; Touch

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LITERATURE; MALE; MALE NURSE; MALE NURSING STUDENT; NURSING EDUCATION; OCCUPATION; STEREOTYPING; TOUCH;

EID: 84994496674     PISSN: 23520132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2016.07.006     Document Type: Review

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