Development and testing of the ethical reasoning tool (ERT): An instrument to measure the ethical reasoning of nurses

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1151-1161

  McAlpine, Heather ^a   Kristjanson, Linda ^b   Poroch, Davina ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORAL DEVELOPMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0031154166     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.19970251151.x     Document Type: Article

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