Patient autonomy in home care: Nurses’ relational practices of responsibility

Background:Over the last decade, new healthcare policies are transforming healthcare practices towards independent living and self-care of older people and people with a chronic disease or disability within the community. For professional caregivers in home care, such as nurses, this requires a shif...

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Main Author: Jacobs, Gaby (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2019
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2019, Volume: 26, Issue: 6, Pages: 1638-1653
Further subjects:B Nursing Ethics
B healthcare policy
B home care
B Qualitative Research
B Autonomy
B Responsibility
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