Do the ends justify the means? Nursing and the dilemma of whistleblowing

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-56

  Firtko, Angela ^a   Jackson, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Media; Misconduct; Nursing ethics; Whistleblowing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC OPINION; WHISTLEBLOWING;

AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE; ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PUBLIC OPINION; WHISTLEBLOWING;

EID: 33645460114     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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