" Whose Life Is It Anyway" is a play set in England about a quadriplegic patient who makes a
decision to refuse further medical treatment. This decision carries the consequences that the …

The role of neuroscience nurses in relation to ethical issues has become increasingly
complex. Knowledge of ethical principles and theories assists the nurse in the development …

R Practical Appp0ach to Ethical DECisions day as they prioritize their time, make patient
assignments, and interact with other health care professionals, patients, and families. Yet …

The author maintains that consideration of ethical issues from a nursing perspective must
acknowledge that the multiple roles of the nurse as hospital employee, assistant to the …

Contemporary nursing ethics education focuses on the use of an analytical model of ethical
decision making for both its process and its content. Perhaps this is the case because it …

I n past decades, biomedical technology has created such advances that many health care
professionals and consumers are overwhelmed by the apparently unlimited choices in …

Ethics is all the rage. In academic institutions, professional groups, health care institutions,
and the public media," bioethics" is a hot topic of discussion, even if such discussions often …

Today, more than ever, nurses and their patients need to keep pace with the technologic
revolution in patient care. There are choices now in health care that patients or their …

Neuroscience nurses may encounter ethical dilemmas during their work. To promote clarity
over the decision-making process, it is essential that nurses have an insight into ethical …

There is a paucity of systematic data on the ethics of nursing practice. This survey on nursing
ethical dilemmas focused on three major areas: 1) the extent to which nurses understand the …