Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ487631
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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Intuition: Two Caregivers' Descriptions of How They Provide Severely Demented Patients with Loving Care.
Hellner, Britt Mari; Norberg, Astrid
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v38 n4 p327-38 1994
Interviewed two expert caregivers about their experiences of caring for severely demented patients. Ethical reasoning, exemplified by tender descriptions of relatedness to patients, indicated that expert caregivers used sound knowledge combined with imagination, empathy, and intuition to grasp situation, where patient is regarded as person with worth, dignity, and integrity. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Caregivers, Empathy, Ethics, Foreign Countries, Institutional Personnel, Interviews, Intuition, Nurses
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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