Towards a standardised definition for fundamental care: A modified Delphi study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 11-12, 2018, Pages 2285-2299

  Feo, Rebecca ^a   Conroy, Tiffany ^a   Jangland, Eva ^b,c   Muntlin Athlin, Åsa ^c,d   Brovall, Maria ^e   Parr, Jenny ^f,g   Blomberg, Karin ^h   Kitson, Alison ^a,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^f Division of Medicine Emergency and Integrated Care   (New Zealand)

^g AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^h ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

ⁱ NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

basic nursing care; definition; Delphi study; fundamental care; fundamentals of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DELPHI STUDY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING CARE; NUTRITION; TEACHING; CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

ADULT; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING CARE;

EID: 85041860881     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.14247     Document Type: Article

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