Processes for disciplining nurses for unprofessional conduct of a serious nature: A critique

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 363-371

  Johnstone, Megan Jane ^a   Kanitsaki, Olga ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical risk management; Discipline panels; Errors; Nurse regulating authorities; Nurses; Unprofessional conduct

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSING; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 18644376494     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03401.x     Document Type: Article

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