Is there unity within the discipline?

Nursing Philosophy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 214-223

  Newham, Roger A ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Definition; Essence; Professional ethics; Realism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MORALITY; NURSING CARE; PHILOSOPHY;

HUMANS; MORALS; NURSING CARE; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING;

EID: 84862016660     PISSN: 14667681     EISSN: 1466769X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-769X.2012.00536.x     Document Type: Article

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