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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Autores principales: Shotton, Leila (Autor) ; Seedhouse, David (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Sage 1998
En: Nursing ethics
Año: 1998, Volumen: 5, Número: 3, Páginas: 246-255
Otras palabras clave:B individual capabilities
B Dignity
B individual flourishing
B individual needs
B Caring
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Sumario: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
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Nursing ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/096973309800500308