A study on how mental health practitioners address ethical issues in clinical audit

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 112-120

  Ashmore, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical audit; Confidentiality; Ethics; Informed consent; Monitoring mechanisms

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 14844334145     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2004.00803.x     Document Type: Review

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