Moral sensitivity: Some differences between nurses and physicians

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 520-530

  Lützén, Kim ^a,b   Johansson, Agneta ^c   Nordström, Gun ^b  

^a Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ethics; Health care; Moral sensitivity; Professionals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ETHICS, MEDICAL; ETHICS, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORAL DEVELOPMENT; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0034332379     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096973300000700607     Document Type: Article

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