The "right" to a caring relationship: The law and ethic of care

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 12-24

  Laganá, Kathleen ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caring; Empowerment; Ethic of care; Ethics; Legal issues; Malpractice; Patient advocacy; Rights

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN NURSING; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING CARE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT RIGHT; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

LEGAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALPRACTICE; NEONATAL NURSING; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING CARE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT RIGHTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034285657     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005237-200009000-00003     Document Type: Article

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