Nursing students as research participants: A framework for ethical practice

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 192-196

  Bradbury Jones, Caroline ^a   Alcock, John ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethical practice; Nursing research; Nursing students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PATIENT SELECTION; RESEARCH ETHICS;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, NURSING; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 73749088708     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.07.013     Document Type: Article

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