An Overview of Ethics in Maternal-Child Nursing

作者:Callister Lynn Clark*; Sudia Robinson Tanya
来源:The American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing, 2011, 36(3): 154-159.
DOI:10.1097/NMC.0b013e3182102175

摘要

Ethical issues across the childbearing year are multiple and complex. This article addresses ethical challenges facing maternal-child nurses and identifies strategies for making ethical decisions utilizing ethical principles and frameworks. Coping strategies for dealing with moral distress, how nurses demonstrate moral courage, and the attributes of an effective ethical decision maker are described. Ethical issues related to healthcare team relationships are discussed, with implications for nurses provided.

  • 出版日期2011-6