Autonomy and integrity: Upholding older adult patients' dignity

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-71

  Randers, Ingrid ^a,b   Mattiasson, Anne Cathrine ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SOPHIAHEMMET UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Care of older people; Dignity; Integrity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DEONTOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); ETHICS, NURSING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 0347600681     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02861.x     Document Type: Article

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