An internal morality of nursing: What it can and cannot do

Nursing Philosophy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 109-116

  Newham, Roger A ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

End of life; Professional ethics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; PHILOSOPHY;

ETHICS, NURSING; EUTHANASIA; HUMANS; MORALS; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING;

EID: 84875029467     PISSN: 14667681     EISSN: 1466769X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-769X.2012.00554.x     Document Type: Article

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