title: The importance of a nurse's presence: a personal story of holistic caring.
authors.affiliation: University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117, USA. writingrn@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zikorus
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D004645:Empathy; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006694:Holistic Health; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D029181:Spirituality