Nursing students and teaching of codes of ethics: An empirical research study: Original Article

International Nursing Review

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 483-490

  Numminen, O H ^a   Leino Kilpi, H ^b   Van Der Arend, A ^c   Katajisto, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Codes of Ethics; Education; Finland; Graduate Students; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; ETHICS; FINLAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; TEACHING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CODES OF ETHICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ETHICS, NURSING; FACULTY, NURSING; FINLAND; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS, NURSING; TEACHING;

EID: 70449505268     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2009.00748.x     Document Type: Article

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