Perceptions of conscience in relation to stress of conscience

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 329-343

  Juthberg, Christina ^a,b   Eriksson, Sture ^b   Norberg, Astrid ^b   Sundin, Karin ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Care of elderly people; Care providers; Conscience; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BURNOUT; CONFLICT; CONSCIENCE; ETHICS; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CONSCIENCE; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING, PRACTICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SWEDEN;

EID: 34248217643     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733007075868     Document Type: Article

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