Promoting the dignity of the child in hospital

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-76

  Reed, Paula ^a   Smith, Pam ^a   Fletcher, Margaret ^b   Bradding, Angela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children in hospital; Control; Macro dignity; Micro dignity; Witnessing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FAMILY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING THEORY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; ENGLAND; ETHICS, NURSING; FAMILY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING THEORY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PILOT PROJECTS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 0037270559     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0969733003ne540oa     Document Type: Review

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