Connecting philosophy and practice: implications of two philosophic approaches to pain for nurses' expert clinical decision making
McCaffery's definition of pain as ‘whatever the patient says it is’ was truly revolutionary for nursing because of its capacity to lend credibility to the patient's pain experience. However, this definition, still widely in use, represents a particular philosophic approach to pain that has...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2007
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| In: |
Nursing philosophy
Year: 2007, Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Pages: 256-263 |
| Further subjects: | B
concept definition
B clinical decision making B Nursing B Pain B Theory B nursing philosophy |
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