Ethical issues for nurses providing perinatal care in community settings

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 25-35

  Moore, Mary Lou ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Confidentiality; Ethics; Informed consent; Maternal fetal conflict; Nursing; Perinatal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONFLICT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN NURSING; PATIENT RIGHT; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

CONFIDENTIALITY; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CULTURE; ETHICS, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFORMED CONSENT; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; NEONATAL NURSING; PATIENT RIGHTS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0034286319     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005237-200009000-00004     Document Type: Article

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