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...
Autores principales: | ; |
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Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Sage
1998
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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. |
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ISSN: | 1477-0989 |
Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Nursing ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/096973309800500308 |