Professionalism dilemmas, moral distress and the healthcare student: Insights from two online UK-wide questionnaire studies

BMJ Open

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

  Monrouxe, Lynn V ^a   Rees, Charlotte E ^b   Dennis, Ian ^c   Wells, Stephanie E ^d  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; DENTISTRY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MORALITY; NURSING STUDENT; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACY STUDENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROFESSIONALISM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHICS; ETIOLOGY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL STRESS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MORALS; PRECEPTORSHIP; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONALISM; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930216561     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007518     Document Type: Article

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