Safeguarding being: A bioethical principle for genetic nursing care

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 255-268

  Giarelli, Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Genetics; Nursing; Technology

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; EMPATHY; ETHICS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHILOSOPHY; REVIEW; SAFETY;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

EMPATHY; ETHICS, NURSING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PRINCIPLE-BASED ETHICS; SAFETY;

EID: 0037974864     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0969733003ne604oa     Document Type: Review

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