Ethical dilemmas among nurses as they transition to hospital case management: Implications for organizational ethics, Part I

Professional Case Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 160-169

  O'Donnell, Lolita T ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CASE MANAGEMENT; ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 34249328104     PISSN: 15297764     EISSN: 15390675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCAMA.0000271367.85923.4b     Document Type: Review

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