Moral Orientation of Elderly Persons: Considering Ethical Dilemmas in Health Care

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 380-393

  Pinch, W J Ellenchild ^a   Parsons, Mary E ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Elderly persons; Ethics; Moral development

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; EMPATHY; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; LOGIC; MALE; MORALITY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

AGED; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; EMPATHY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; LOGIC; MALE; MORAL DEVELOPMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0031230570     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096973397675916977     Document Type: Article

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