Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 47-53 , January 2011

Teaching on spiritual care: The perceived impact on qualified nurses

  • Donia R. Baldacchino

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health Care, University of Malta, Malta
    • University of Glamorgan, Wales, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationInstitute of Health Care, University of Malta, Malta. Tel.: +356 21 468 227 (res.), +356 2340 1847 (UOM-IHC off.), +356 2340 1571 (IHC Secretary).

,Accepted 26 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2010.06.008

Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 47-53 , January 2011

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