Malfeasance and regaining nursing's moral voice and integrity

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 19-35

  Mohr, Wanda K ^a,b   Horton Deutsch, Sara ^b  

^a Indiana University ^*  (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Code of ethics; Collective moral responsibility; Malfeasance; Mental health; Whistleblowing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORALITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; NURSE'S ROLE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 5944256188     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096973301671742519     Document Type: Article

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