RT Article
T1 Suffering and Ethical Caring: incompatible entities
JF Nursing ethics
VO 4
IS 5
SP 361
OP 370
A1 Leners, Debra
A1 Beardslee, Nancy Q
LA English
PB Sage
YR 1997
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1779436874
AB Ethical problems are continuing to expand in health care due to conflicts of technology and value. This study investigated what kind of ethical problems nurses face in clinical situations and what process they use in deciding on actions to take. Ethical theories in justice and caring were explored. Qualitative research was used and ethnographic analysis was conducted with six staff nurses from three clinical areas. An analysis of the data yielded an overarching theme of ‘Suffering and ethical caring: incompatible entities’. Six domains were identified: informant definitions, preceding conditions, actions taken, intervening variables, risks and recommendations. Future research is needed in the field of client and family suffering and pain.
K1 ethics ethnography
K1 Ethics
K1 ethical decision-making
K1 ethical caring
DO 10.1177/096973309700400502