Respect in critical care: A foundational ethical principle

AACN Advanced Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-156

  Rushton, Cynda Hylton ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS CHILDREN S CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Critical care; Ethics; Respect

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; CONFLICT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; EMPATHY; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MORALITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHILOSOPHY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW;

COMMUNICATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CRITICAL CARE; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; EMPATHY; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; MORALS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRINCIPLE-BASED ETHICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS;

EID: 34250647454     PISSN: 15597768     EISSN: 15597768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AACN.0000269258.14418.1e     Document Type: Review

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