Engaging with children in research: Theoretical and practical implications of negotiating informed consent/assent

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 781-801

  Lambert, Veronica ^a   Glacken, Michele ^b  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b St Angela's College   (Ireland)

Author keywords

assent; children; consent; ethics; parents; research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH SUBJECT;

CHILD; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT BY MINORS; NEGOTIATING; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT;

EID: 82255161164     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733011401122     Document Type: Article

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