Dignity-enhancing nursing care: A foundational ethical framework

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 142-149

  Gastmans, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Care; dignity; ethics; lived experience; nursing; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874777402     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733012473772     Document Type: Article

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