Ethics and politics of resource allocation: The role of nursing
The use of ethics in everyday nursing practice will become increasingly important to the individual nurse, and nursing as a profession, as technology has a greater impact on health status and the provision of health care. Resource allocation is only one example of an ethical issue in which nursing m...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
1989
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| In: |
Journal of business ethics
Year: 1989, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 187-192 |
| Further subjects: | B
Public Policy
B Health Care B Resource Allocation B Health Status B Economic Growth |
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| Summary: | The use of ethics in everyday nursing practice will become increasingly important to the individual nurse, and nursing as a profession, as technology has a greater impact on health status and the provision of health care. Resource allocation is only one example of an ethical issue in which nursing must have input. Nursing can expand its contribution to society by ensuring that it plays a major role in shaping public policy and legislation. If nursing is to continue to serve the public, the involvement of nurses within the political process must be accepted as an ethical necessity. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF00382583 |