Ethical issues in patient safety: implications for nursing management.

Mari Kangasniemi; Mojtaba Vaismoradi; Melanie Jasper; Hannele Turunen

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Ethical issues in patient safety: implications for nursing management.

June 19, 2013

Kangasniemi M, Vaismoradi M, Jasper M, et al. Nurs Ethics. 2013;20(8):904-16.

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This commentary discusses the value of nurse managers integrating ethical standards when making decisions to ensure safety in nursing care.

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