Cancer nurses’ perceptions of ethical climate in Greece and Cyprus

Background:In recent years, the interest in ethical climate has increased in the literature. However, there is limited understanding of the phenomenon within the cancer care context as well as between countries.Aim:To evaluate cancer nurses’ perceptions of hospital ethical climate in Greece and Cypr...

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Authors: Constantina, Cloconi (Author) ; Papastavrou, Evridiki (Author) ; Charalambous, Andreas (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2019
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2019, Volume: 26, Issue: 6, Pages: 1805-1821
Further subjects:B Ethics
B Climate
B Nurses
B Oncology
B hospital ethical climate
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