Stories from the operating room: Moral dilemmas for nurses Journal Article
| Author: | Killen, A. R. |
| Article Title: | Stories from the operating room: Moral dilemmas for nurses |
| Abstract: | This article explores stories related by perioperative nurses when asked to describe ethical judgements and subsequent actions that affected patient outcomes. A total of 214 patient care situations were analysed for moral actions taken and moral outcomes achieved in the perioperative arena. Content analysis of the patient care situations revealed a wide variety of ethical issues. Concerns about informed consent and quality of care were the most frequently identified issues. Respondents reported that 7% of patients underwent unwanted procedures and that positive moral outcomes were achieved in 65% of situations. It is of concern that, despite the fact that more than two-thirds (69%) of the respondents reported undergoing ethics education, only 27% could relate a story of an ethical situation. |
| Keywords: | united states; organization and management; motivation; conflict; questionnaires; questionnaire; psychological aspect; education; attitude of health personnel; models, nursing; nursing staff, hospital; decision making; medical ethics; nurse attitude; health personnel attitude; model; nurse's role; psychological model; models, psychological; nursing staff; operating room personnel; nursing methodology research; morality; perioperative nursing; character; judgment; conflict (psychology); patient advocacy; humans; human; article; empirical approach; ethics, nursing; moral actions; moral outcomes; bioethics and professional ethics; morals; operating room nursing |
| Journal Title: | Nursing Ethics |
| Volume: | 9 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 0969-7330 |
| Publisher: | Sage Publications |
| Date Published: | 2002-07-01 |
| Start Page: | 405 |
| End Page: | 415 |
| Language: | English |
| PUBMED: | 12219403 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| DOI: | 10.1191/0969733002ne524oa |
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| Notes: | Export Date: 14 November 2014 -- Source: Scopus |
