Finding common threads: How patients, physicians and nurses perceive the patient gown

Evidence-based care is standard practice in medicine, but the patient gown has fallen outside the scope of scholarly research. The current gown renders a patient vulnerable, diminishing patients’ sense of identity, agency, and dignity with its one-size-fits-none design. The impact on providers is si...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Christy Lucas, Cheryl Dellasega
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Beryl Institute 2020-04-01
Series:Patient Experience Journal
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Online Access:https://pxjournal.org/journal/vol7/iss1/8