Legality, morality and reality - The role of the nurse in maintaining standards of care

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-83

  Chiarella, Mary ^a   McInnes, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethics; Law; Power; Retention; Status and image of nursing

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849097381     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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