Ethical elements in priority setting in nursing care: A scoping review

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 88, Issue , 2018, Pages 25-42

  Suhonen, Riitta ^a   Stolt, Minna ^a   Habermann, Monika ^b   Hjaltadottir, Ingibjörg ^c   Vryonides, Stavros ^d   Tonnessen, Siri ^e   Halvorssen, Kristin ^f   Harvey, Clare ^g   Toffoli, Luisa ^h   Scott, P Anne ⁱ  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HOCHSCHULE BREMEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^d CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^f OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^g CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

ⁱ NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ethics; Nurse; Nursing care; Prioritisation; Priority setting; Rationing; Scoping review

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; NURSING CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ETHICS, NURSING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; MORALS; NURSING CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 85052727317     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.08.006     Document Type: Review

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