Belgian nurses' views on codes of ethics: Development, dissemination, implementation

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 531-545

  Verpeet, Ellen ^a   De Casterlé, Bernadette Dierckx ^a   Lemiengre, Joke ^a   Gastmans, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Code of ethics; Ethics; Focus groups; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELGIUM; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BELGIUM; CODES OF ETHICS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33748423510     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0969733006nej896oa     Document Type: Article

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