Does ethics education influence the moral action of practicing nurses and social workers?

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 4-11

  Grady, Christine ^a   Danis, Marion ^a   Soeken, Karen L ^b   O'Donnell, Patricia ^c   Taylor, Carol ^d   Farrar, Adrienne ^a   Ulrich, Connie M ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c BETTY AND GUY BEATTY CENTER FOR INTEGRATED RESEARCH   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics consultation; Ethics education; Moral action

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BIOETHICS; CALIFORNIA; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, NURSING; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; ETHICS CONSULTATION; ETHICS, NURSING; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; NURSES; OHIO; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 46049116648     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160802166017     Document Type: Article

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