Advocacy in nursing: Perceptions of learning disability nurses

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 221-234

  Blackmore, Ros ^a,b  

^a Northampton Community Healthcare NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Best interests; Nurse advocacy; Paternalism; Representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037816330     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146900470100500302     Document Type: Article

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