Care as a matter of courage: Vulnerability, suffering and ethical formation in nursing care

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 427-435

  Thorup, Charlotte B ^a   Rundqvist, Ewa ^b   Roberts, Christel ^c   Delmar, Charlotte ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

^c ARCADA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

Author keywords

Care; Courage; Ethical formation; Ethics; Nurses; Qualitative interviews

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING CARE; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING CARE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84864755215     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2011.00944.x     Document Type: Article

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