Turning the Tables: The Vulnerability of Nurses Treating Anorexia Nervosa Patients

In bioethics, the concept of vulnerability is applied almost exclusively to research participants and patients. We turn the tables and apply the concept to nurses caring for anorexia nervosa (AN) sufferers. In doing so, and using results from a qualitative research study undertaken in the UK, we sho...

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Published in:Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Authors: Wright, Karen (Author) ; Schroeder, Doris (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2016
In: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2016, Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 219-227
Further subjects:B Anorexia Nervosa
B Nursing
B Vulnerability
B therapeutic relationships
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Summary:In bioethics, the concept of vulnerability is applied almost exclusively to research participants and patients. We turn the tables and apply the concept to nurses caring for anorexia nervosa (AN) sufferers. In doing so, and using results from a qualitative research study undertaken in the UK, we show that AN nurses face a significant probability of incurring identifiable harms (inauthentic relationships and nonreciprocal relationships). Some recommendations on how these harms can be avoided or mitigated are given, but further research is needed.
ISSN:1469-2147
Contains:Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0963180115000523