Influencers of ethical beliefs and the impact on moral distress and conscientious objection

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 738-749

  Davis, Shoni ^a   Schrader, Vivian ^a   Belcheir, Marcia J ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conscientious objection; ethical beliefs; ethical decision making; moral distress; professional ethics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSCIENCE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONSCIENCE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDAHO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84869476194     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733011423409     Document Type: Article

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