Critical care nurses' lived experiences of caring
Heart & LungPublished 1 September 1997
Helen A. Bush, Wendy J. Barr
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The fundamental structure of caring as lived by Critical Care Nurses was formed and the decision process used by nurses would benefit from further examination for the presence of the affective and nurse outcome subprocesses.
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Understanding of the process of caring was strengthened by the findings. The decision process used by nurses would benefit from further examination for the presence of the affective and nurse outcome subprocesses.
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MedicineHealth ProfessionsNursing
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