Patients' expectations of the maintenance of their dignity

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 2709-2717

  Matiti, Milika R ^a   Trorey, Gillian M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dignity; Nurses; Nursing; Patient autonomy; Privacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIVACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED KINGDOM;

FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; PRIVACY; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 52049114152     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02365.x     Document Type: Article

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