Sykepleieren som moralsk aktör. Hvilke etiske dilemmaer beskriver sykepleiere at de står overfor i relasjon til den aldersdemente patient? Hvordan vurderer og handler de for at praksis skal vaere moralsk?
Engelsk titel: The nurse as a moral actor. Which ethical dilemmas described by nurses are most important in the relation with patients with senile dementia? How do they evaluate and handle to be ethical in practical nursing?
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Författare:
Lillemoen L
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 30
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 99105743
Sammanfattning
The aim of this study was to
explore the ethical knowledge
nurses possessed and practiced in
their interaction with demented
patients. A qualitative, descriptive
design, with a phenomenological
- hermeneutical approach
was used. The study was based on
moral dilemmas in daily life with
six nursing situations presented
through narratives. The findings
were discussed from an ethical
perspective and in particular
Kari Martinsen`s philosophy of
moral practice.
Analysis of data followed Kvale`s
method of qualitative analysis.
The findings indicated that nurses
emphasised values as respect and
the worth of the patient as a
human being. The Golden Rule
and acting in the patients best
interest seemed to be a guide for
nursing practice. Autonomy were
estimated as important, but often
a problematic approach. Interpretations
of the behavioural cues of
the demented patients, and the
caregivers deep knowledge of the
patients personal life story were
emphasised.