A cross-cultural comparison of nurses' ethical concerns

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 745-760

  Wadensten, Barbro ^a   Wenneberg, Stig ^b   Silén, Marit ^c   Tang, Ping Fen ^d   Ahlström, Gerd ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cross cultural comparison; Ethical dilemmas; Nursing ethics; Quality of nursing; Workplace distress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; ETHICS; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT SELECTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CHINA; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT SELECTION; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 58949086128     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733008095385     Document Type: Article

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