The moral development of baccalaureate nursing students: Understanding unethical behavior in classroom and clinical settings

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-27

  Baxter, Pamela E ^a   Boblin, Sheryl L ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 33847046006     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20070101-05     Document Type: Article

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