Ethical problems in nursing management: The role of codes of ethics

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 469-482

  Aitamaa, Elina ^a   Leino Kilpi, Helena ^a,b   Puukka, Pauli ^c   Suhonen, Riitta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF SOUTHWEST FINLAND   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Codes of ethics; Ethical problems; Nursing management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; NURSING CARE; NURSING PRACTICE;

ADULT; CODES OF ETHICS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSING CARE; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77954256937     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733010364896     Document Type: Article

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