Ethical climate in nursing environment: A scoping review

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 327-345

  Koskenvuori, Janika ^a   Numminen, Olivia ^a   Suhonen, Riitta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ethical climate; nursing environment; organizational ethics; qualitative research; scoping review

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; INTENTION; JOB SATISFACTION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER;

EID: 85041597769     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733017712081     Document Type: Article

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