A Rasch analysis of nurses' ethical sensitivity to the norms of the code of conduct

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 19-20, 2012, Pages 2747-2760

  González de Paz, Luis ^a   Kostov, Belchin ^a   Sisó Almirall, Antoni ^b   Zabalegui Yárnoz, Adela ^b  

^a INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Code of conduct; Ethical sensitivity; Nurses; Nursing practice; Professional ethics; Rasch analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHICS, NURSING; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN;

EID: 84866508610     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04137.x     Document Type: Article

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