How grounded theory can improve nursing care quality

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 350-357

  Nathaniel, Alvita K ^a   Andrews, Tom ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ethics; Grounded theory; Moral distress; Moral reckoning; Professional relationships

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; ETHICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTUITION; KNOWLEDGE; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MORALITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING THEORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMANTICS; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTUITION; KNOWLEDGE; MORALS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING THEORY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEMANTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34548680948     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCQ.0000290417.27393.91     Document Type: Article

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