Professional ethics in nursing: An integrative review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1744-1757

  Kangasniemi, Mari ^a   Pakkanen, Piiku ^a   Korhonen, Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ethics; Integrative review; Nurse roles; Nursing; Profession

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL ETHICS;

ETHICS, NURSING;

EID: 84936985424     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12619     Document Type: Review

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