In good hands: the phenomenological significance of human touch for nursing practices
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DOI: 10.1136/medhum-2021-012220
Abstract: Prevailing understandings of the nurse’s touch tend to be focused on its consoling, instrumental and communicative utility. What seems to be missing is an exploration of the ethical and existential significance of the nurse’s touch.… read more here.
Keywords: touch; nursing practices; nurse touch; good hands ... See more keywords