‘Practice what you preach’: Nurses’ perspectives on the Code of Ethics and Service Pledge in five South African hospitals

Background: A recent focus of the global discourse on the health workforce has been on its quality, including the existence of codes of ethics. In South Africa, the importance of ethics and value systems in nursing was emphasised in the 2011 National Nursing Summit. Objective: The study explored hos...

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Main Authors: Janine White, Maureen Phakoe, Laetitia C. Rispel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-05-01
Series:Global Health Action
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Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/26341/pdf_78