Ethical beliefs related to HIV and AIDS among nursing students in South Africa and the United States: A cross-sectional analysis

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1448-1456

  Relf, Michael V ^a   Laverriere, Katherine ^b   Devlin, Caitlin ^b   Salerno, Theresa ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical issues; Ethics; HIV AIDS; Human rights; Nurse patient relationship; Nursing students; Professional codes; Professional ethics; Professional standards

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHICS, NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS, NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70049109766     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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