The Impact of Conflict and War on International Nursing and Ethics

Modern nursing evolved out of a war. Today’s nurses not only work in war zones but the profession as a whole needs to consider its responsibility in caring for victims of conflict and what its international duty is in preventing wars. This means that nurses must be informed of the devastation caused...

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1. VerfasserIn: Tschudin, Verena (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Schmitz, Christine
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2003
In: Nursing ethics
Jahr: 2003, Band: 10, Heft: 4, Seiten: 354-367
weitere Schlagwörter:B nurses’ humanitarian work
B war and nursing
B nurses’ political work
B nurses’ ethical responsibility
B nursing education and global responsibilities
B conflict and nursing
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Zusammenfassung:Modern nursing evolved out of a war. Today’s nurses not only work in war zones but the profession as a whole needs to consider its responsibility in caring for victims of conflict and what its international duty is in preventing wars. This means that nurses must be informed of the devastation caused by conflict not only in countries where conflicts and war take place but also world-wide. Nurses’ responsibility is to prevent illness and alleviate suffering, which includes the long-term morbidity caused by wars. They need to be more politically active in conflict resolution and prevention at local, community, national and international levels. The purpose of this article is to address these issues from an ethical perspective and to suggest implications for nursing education and practice.
ISSN:1477-0989
Enthält:Enthalten in: Nursing ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1191/0969733003ne618oa