Moral distress, moral courage

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 276-278

  Savel, Richard H ^a,b   Munro, Cindy L ^c  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; COURAGE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; MENTAL STRESS; MORALITY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COURAGE; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL CARE NURSING; HUMANS; MORALS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84936115641     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2015738     Document Type: Editorial

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