Physicians' and nurses' expectations and objections toward a clinical ethics committee

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 771-783

  Jansky, Maximiliane ^a   Marx, Gabriella ^a   Nauck, Friedemann ^a   Alt Epping, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical ethics; communication; ethics consultation; healthcare professionals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; ETHICS COMMITTEES, CLINICAL; ETHICS CONSULTATION; ETHICS, MEDICAL; ETHICS, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888023739     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733013478308     Document Type: Article

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