The Death of a Patient with AIDS in Turkey: thoughts on the ethical dimensions

A Turkish patient with AIDS attempted to commit suicide. Turkey is one of the countries where AIDS education in society and for health personnel has started rather late. This article documents what this patient, his sister and his friends, who helped him to survive for a short while, experienced in...

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主要作者: Namal, Arin (Author)
格式: 电子 文件
语言:English
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出版: Sage 2003
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2003, 卷: 10, 发布: 5, Pages: 497-503
Further subjects:B Ethics
B Turkey
B suicide of a patient with AIDS
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总结:A Turkish patient with AIDS attempted to commit suicide. Turkey is one of the countries where AIDS education in society and for health personnel has started rather late. This article documents what this patient, his sister and his friends, who helped him to survive for a short while, experienced in the hospital environment. This is a real case history and should be considered from various aspects because suicide was attempted by a person with AIDS who was near the terminal stage. The patient’s friends made a remarkable effort to help him to survive. They were unsure about what to do because they had not respected his wishes and they experienced deep alienation because of the extremely negative attitude of the medical staff.
ISSN:1477-0989
Contains:Enthalten in: Nursing ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1191/0969733003ne631oa