Ethical dilemmas in community learning disabilities nursing: What helps nurses resolve ethical dilemmas that result from choices made by people with learning disabilities?

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 283-298

  Holloway, Dave ^a  

^a The Disabilities Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Best interests guidelines; Choice; Community learning disability nursing; Ethics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 4544258709     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469004704044968     Document Type: Article

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