title: Knowing and approaching hope as human experience: implications for the medical-surgical nurse.
abstract: Hospitalized patients frequently share the mystery of their hopes and dreams. Through a deepened understanding and an alternative approach in practice, nurses can come to know patients' hopes and work with them in ways that enhance their quality of life.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D019359:Knowledge; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009013:Morale; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*