Respect for Autonomy: Is It Always Paramount?
Following the argument proposed by Tschudin in 1986 that many nurses do not have the skills for ethical decision-making, this article identifies and discusses one ethical prob lem from practice.The problem concerns an extremely obese patient who refuses to be moved by a hoist. The nurses acquiesce t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
1996
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Nursing ethics
Year: 1996, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 118-125 |
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| Summary: | Following the argument proposed by Tschudin in 1986 that many nurses do not have the skills for ethical decision-making, this article identifies and discusses one ethical prob lem from practice.The problem concerns an extremely obese patient who refuses to be moved by a hoist. The nurses acquiesce to the patient's wishes and she is moved manually by four mem bers of staff. The issues identified for discussion are: the paramountcy of the principle of respect for the patient's autonomy; the rights and obligations of the nurses; and the jus tification for influencing patient choice. The approach used by the ward nurses is analysed and the value of using an ethical decision-making model is considered. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-0989 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Nursing ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/096973309600300204 |