Shifting moral values to enhance access to health care: Harm reduction as a context for ethical nursing practice

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 195-204

 

^a Bernie)   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access to health care; Ethical nursing practice; Harm reduction; Health inequities; Homelessness; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY WARD; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; NURSING PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CANADA; DATA COLLECTION; ETHICS, NURSING; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 43849100460     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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