Nursing responsibilities and social justice: An analysis in support of disciplinary goals

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 198-207

  Grace, Pamela J ^a   Willis, Danny G ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Health disparities; Moral agency; Nursing ethics; Professional responsibility; Social justice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 84863741295     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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