Ethics and Advance Care Planning in a Culturally Diverse Society

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 405-416

  Johnstone, Megan Jane ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

advance care planning; cultural diversity; ethics; ethnic minorities; human rights

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MINORITY GROUP; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; PATIENT RIGHTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 70349745305     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659609340803     Document Type: Article

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