How nurses and physicians face ethical dilemmas--the Croatian experience.

Abstract:

:The aim of this study was to assess nurses' and physicians' ethical dilemmas in clinical practice. Nurses and physicians of the Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka were surveyed (N=364). A questionnaire was used to identify recent ethical dilemma, primary ethical issue in the situation, satisfaction with the resolution, perceived usefulness of help, and usage of clinical ethics consultations in practice. Recent ethical dilemmas include professional conduct for nurses (8%), and near-the-end-of-life decisions for physicians (27%). The main ethical issue is limiting life-sustaining therapy (nurses 15%, physicians 24%) and euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (nurses 16%, physicians 9%). The types of help available are similar for nurses and physicians: obtaining complete information about the patient (37% vs. 50%) and clarifying ethical issues (31% vs. 39%). Nurses and physicians experience similar ethical dilemmas in clinical practice. The usage of clinical ethics consultations is low. It is recommended that the individual and team consultations should be introduced in Croatian clinical ethics consultations services.

journal_name

Nurs Ethics

journal_title

Nursing ethics

authors

Sorta-Bilajac I,Baždarić K,Žagrović MB,Jančić E,Brozović B,Čengic T,Ćorluka S,Agich GJ

doi

10.1177/0969733011398095

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-05-01 00:00:00

pages

341-55

issue

3

eissn

0969-7330

issn

1477-0989

pii

18/3/341

journal_volume

18

pub_type

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