The ethical nursing care of transgender patients

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 61-64

  Zunner, Brian P ^a   Grace, Pamela J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING CARE; PREJUDICE; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870916221     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000423514.58585.a3     Document Type: Review

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