Moral reckoning in nursing

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 419-438

  Nathaniel, Alvita K ^a,b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Ethics; Grounded theory; Moral dilemma; Moral distress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORALS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY;

EID: 33646497905     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945905284727     Document Type: Article

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