Patients’ experiences and satisfaction about care provided by male nurses in medical surgical units in Islamabad, Pakistan: A pilot study

Nursing Forum

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 12-19

  Younas, Ahtisham ^a   Sundus, Amara ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

male nurses; nursing care; patient experiences; patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALE NURSE; NURSING CARE; PAKISTAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PURPOSIVE SAMPLE; STATISTICS; SURGERY; ADULT; DEVICES; EMPATHY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; SEXISM; STANDARDS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES, MALE; NURSING CARE; PAKISTAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEXISM;

EID: 85028410532     PISSN: 00296473     EISSN: 17446198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12212     Document Type: Article

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