Understanding the Importance of Values and Moral Attitudes in Nursing Care in Preserving Human Dignity

Nursing Science Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 86-91

  Nåden, Dagfinn ^a   Eriksson, Katie ^b  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Human dignity; Moral attitude; Nursing art; Value

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MORALITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT CARE; PHENOMENOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPONSIBILITY; THEORY;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ART; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; EMPATHY; HUMANISM; HUMANS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; MORALS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING CARE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0347694532     PISSN: 08943184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894318403260652     Document Type: Article

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