Rationing of nursing care, a deviation from holistic nursing: A systematic review

Nursing Philosophy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2020, Pages

  Mandal, Lata ^a   Seethalakshmi, Avudaiappan ^a   Rajendrababu, Anitha ^b  

^a SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology   (India)

Author keywords

holistic nursing care; missed nursing care; patient outcomes; rationing of nursing care; unfinished nursing care; unmet care

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; NURSING CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; WORKPLACE;

HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING CARE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 85070806021     PISSN: 14667681     EISSN: 1466769X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nup.12257     Document Type: Article

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