Power (Psychology)
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Art, science, or both? Keeping the care in nursing.

29 Nov 2009 Nursing is widely considered as an art and a science, wherein caring forms the theoretical framework of nursing. Nursing and caring are grounded in a relational understanding, unity, and connection between the professional nurse and the patient. ... Read more...

Trust, power, and vulnerability: a discourse on helping in nursing.

29 Nov 2009 This article uses philosophical inquiry to present the relationship between the helping role in nursing and the concept of trust essential to it. It characterizes helping as the moral center of the nurse-patient relationship and discusses how ... Read more...

Sexual behavior model among young Thai women living in slums in Bangkok, Thailand.

29 Sep 2009 There has been a dramatic drop in age at first intercourse and concurrent rise in HIV infections among young Thai women living in slums. The participants included 492 young Thai women (average age = 19.7 years). They provided detailed ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Power (Psychology)'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Art, science, or both? Keeping the care in nursing. 29 Nov 2009
• Trust, power, and vulnerability: a discourse on helping in nursing. 29 Nov 2009
• Strange power of speech. 29 Oct 2009
• Guest Editorial: Nursing history and the articulation of power. 29 Sep 2009
• Sexual behavior model among young Thai women living in slums in Bangkok, Thailand. 29 Sep 2009
• "Universal Precautions": perinatal touch and examination after childhood sexual abuse. 30 Aug 2009
• Participatory research in systems of care for children's mental health. 30 Aug 2009
• Is violence natural, unnatural, or rational? 30 Aug 2009
• Men and masculinities in forensic psychiatric care: an interview study concerning male nurses' experiences of working with male caregivers and male patients. 30 Aug 2009
• Endurance of aloneness among Tibetan indigenous women in Western China: application of repeat focus group discussions as a tool for empowerment and for data collection. 30 Aug 2009
• [Interdisciplinary counseling of women with intestinal cancer: counseling brings courage] 30 Aug 2009
• Responsive consumerism: empowerment in markets for health plans. 30 Aug 2009
• Inequality, discrimination, and the power of the status quo: Direct evidence for a motivation to see the way things are as the way they should be. 30 Aug 2009
• Global women's health: a spotlight on caregiving. 30 Aug 2009
• Empowering sex workers in India to reduce vulnerability to HIV and sexually transmitted diseases. 26 Aug 2009
• [Empowerment and health literacy in medical rehabilitation - recommendations for strengthening patient education] 15 Aug 2009
• Life and death, knowledge and power: why knowing what matters is not what's the matter. 8 Aug 2009
• Asymmetrical knowledge claims in general practice consultations with frequently attending patients: limitations and opportunities for patient participation. Aug 2009
• Patient empowerment requires patient responsibility. A nephrologist's perspective. 30 Jul 2009
• A tool for diabetes. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Power (Psychology)'

Definition: The exertion of a strong influence or control over others in a variety of settings--administrative, social, academic, etc.

Descriptor UI: D011209

Alternative terms: Power (Psychology); Powers (Psychology); Power; Power, Social; Social Power; Power, Professional; Professional Power; Empowerment; Power, Personal; Personal Power;

Related Mesh Headings: Social Control, Informal;

Tree Number: F01.658.780;

History Note: 88