Professional codes in a changing nursing context: Literature review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 331-336

  Meulenbergs, Tom ^a   Verpeet, Ellen ^a   Schotsmans, Paul ^a   Gastmans, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ethical codes; Ethics; Literature review; Nursing; Professional codes; Professionalization

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONICS; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDLINE; NURSING; REVIEW;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS;

CODES OF ETHICS; ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 2342503140     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.02992.x     Document Type: Review

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