Caring ethics and a Somali reproductive dilemma

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 366-381

  Narruhn, Robin ^a   Schellenberg, Ingra R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; caring ethics; cultural safety; fetal maternal conflict; moral distress; patient centered care relational ethics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMY; CARING ETHICS; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL SAFETY; ETHICS; FETAL-MATERNAL CONFLICT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MORAL DISTRESS; NURSING CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE RELATIONAL ETHICS; SOMALIA; TRANSCULTURAL CARE;

AUTONOMY; CARING ETHICS; CULTURAL SAFETY; FETAL-MATERNAL CONFLICT; MORAL DISTRESS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE RELATIONAL ETHICS;

CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NURSING CARE; PATIENT RIGHTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOMALIA; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING;

EID: 84879049053     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733012453363     Document Type: Article

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