Practical Dignity in Caring

It is difficult to understand the meaning of ‘dignity’ in human rights, bioethics and nursing literature because the word is used so vaguely. Unless dignity’s meaning is spelt out it can disappear beneath more tangible priorities. In this article we define dignity and show how this can help health w...

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Authors: Shotton, Leila (Author) ; Seedhouse, David (Author)
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語言:English
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出版: Sage 1998
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 1998, 卷: 5, 發布: 3, Pages: 246-255
Further subjects:B individual capabilities
B Dignity
B individual flourishing
B individual needs
B Caring
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總結:It is difficult to understand the meaning of ‘dignity’ in human rights, bioethics and nursing literature because the word is used so vaguely. Unless dignity’s meaning is spelt out it can disappear beneath more tangible priorities. In this article we define dignity and show how this can help health workers to maintain the dignity of people in their care.
ISSN:1477-0989
Contains:Enthalten in: Nursing ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/096973309800500308