The Language of Kindness: An Immersive Experience

Am J Nurs. 2019 Feb;119(2):70. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000553214.21273.11.

Author

Theresa Brown¹

Affiliation

¹ Theresa Brown is a hospice nurse and a frequent contributor to the New York Times, as well as the author of The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives (Algonquin Books, 2015). Contact author: theresabrownrn@gmail.com. The author has disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

PMID: 30681488
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000553214.21273.11

Abstract

Christie Watson's memoir locates nursing's emotional core.

MeSH terms

Caregivers / psychology*
Critical Illness / nursing*
Empathy*
Holistic Nursing / methods*
Humans
Nurse-Patient Relations*