Nurses and whistleblowing: The ethical issues

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1051-1057

  Wilmot, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Duty; Ethics; Harm; Nursing; Whistleblowing

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; CONFLICT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE; ETHICS, NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MORALS; NURSES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATE MEDICINE; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0034324092     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01573.x     Document Type: Article

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