Conflicts of conscience in the neonatal intensive care unit: Perspectives of Alberta

Background:Limited knowledge of the experiences of conflicts of conscience found in nursing literature.Objectives:To explore the individual experiences of a conflict of conscience for neonatal nurses in Alberta.Research design:Interpretive description was selected to help situate the findings in a m...

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Authors: Ford, Natalie J (Author) ; Austin, Wendy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2018
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2018, Volume: 25, Issue: 8, Pages: 992-1003
Further subjects:B topic areas
B conflicts of conscience
B Moral Integrity
B neonatal care
B Conscientious Objection
B Moral Distress
B Areas of practice
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