Should a good healthcare professional be (at least a little) callous?

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-64

  Rentmeester, Christy A ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Callous; Inurement; Moral damage; Moral perception; Professionalism

Indexed keywords

DESENSITIZATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HABITUATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MORALITY; PROFESSIONALISM; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MORALS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33847017261     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03605310601152982     Document Type: Review

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