Meaning of spirituality: Implications for nursing practice

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 934-941

  McSherry, Wilfred ^a   Cash, Keith ^b   Ross, Linda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grounded theory; Nurses; Nursing practice; Spiritual care; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; NURSING; PATIENT; RELIGION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 9244259618     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.01006.x     Document Type: Article

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