The ethics of human dignity: A nursing theoretical perspective

Nursing Science Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 207-210

  Milton, Constance L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dignity; Ethical dilemmas; Humanbecoming; Nursing ethics; Parse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMANISM; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING THEORY;

ETHICS; ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANISM; HUMANS; NURSING THEORY;

EID: 44849108385     PISSN: 08943184     EISSN: 15527409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894318408320142     Document Type: Article

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