Using the Canadian Code of ethics for registered nurses to explore ethics in palliative care research

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 600-608

  Arraf, Kelly ^a   Cox, Ginny ^a   Oberle, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethics; Nursing; Palliative; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CANADA; CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; ETHICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT RIGHT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

CANADA; CODES OF ETHICS; ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT RIGHTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 16544375403     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0969733004ne741oa     Document Type: Article

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