The devaluation of nursing: A position statement

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 549-556

  Allan, Helen ^a   Tschudin, Verena ^a   Horton, Khim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empathy; Equity; Respect; Sociocultural values; Value of nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; EMPATHY; ETHICS; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MIGRATION; MOTIVATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMPATHY; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL SELECTION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC OPINION; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL VALUES; STATE MEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 46149117520     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733008090526     Document Type: Article

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