Whistleblowing in Japan

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 194-202

  Davis, Anne J ^b,c   Konishi, Emiko ^a,c  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NAGANO COLLEGE OF NURSING   (Japan)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Japan; Loyalty; Professional responsibility; Whistleblowing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WHISTLEBLOWING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ETHICS, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; WHISTLEBLOWING;

EID: 33947212845     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733007073703     Document Type: Article

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