Ethnographic analysis of everyday ethics in the care of nursing home residents With dementia a taxonomy

Nursing Research

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 332-339

  Powers, Bethel Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Ethics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LIVING WILL; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CAREGIVERS; CLASSIFICATION; DEMENTIA; ETHICS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ENGLAND; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0035512768     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006199-200111000-00002     Document Type: Article

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