The ethics of relation: Public health nurses and child protection clients

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 414-420

  Marcellus, Lenora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child protection; Ethics; Home visiting; Nursing; Public health; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; ETHICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; PARENT; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRUST;

PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; NURSES; PARENTING; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRUST;

EID: 23744502481     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03512.x     Document Type: Review

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