Semantic fields for a death from the nursing point of view

Death seen day after day in a hospital environment takes on a new shape, turning ordinary language into a speech full of euphemisms, creating a sort of special "nursing" semantic field which avoids the pronunciation of the word "death".

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ana Piera Orts
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Alicante 1999-06-01
Series:Cultura de los Cuidados
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Online Access:https://culturacuidados.ua.es/article/view/1999-n6-un-campo-semantico-para-la-muerte-desde-la-mirada-enfermera
Description
Summary:Death seen day after day in a hospital environment takes on a new shape, turning ordinary language into a speech full of euphemisms, creating a sort of special "nursing" semantic field which avoids the pronunciation of the word "death".
ISSN:1699-6003