The dignity of the nursing profession: A Meta-Synthesis of qualitative research

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 639-641

  Sabatino, Laura ^a   Stievano, Alessandro ^b   Rocco, Gennaro ^b   Kallio, Hanna ^c   Pietila, Anna Maija ^c   Kangasniemi, Mari K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b Italy Email address:   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Human beings; Nursing; Professional dignity; Professional values; Workplace elements

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; META ANALYSIS; MODEL; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; ORGANIZATION; PERSONHOOD; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONHOOD; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84923839873     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733013513215     Document Type: Article

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