Everyday ethics in the care of elderly people

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 249-263

  Bolmsjö, Ingrid Ågren ^a   Sandman, Lars ^b   Andersson, Edith ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Care; Content analysis; Elderly; Ethical model; Ethics; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING HOME; OBSERVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SWEDEN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; ETHICS, NURSING; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING HOMES; OBSERVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SWEDEN;

EID: 33646676544     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0969733006ne875oa     Document Type: Article

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