Review article
Nursing bioethics
Sonja Kalauz
; Zdravstveno veleučilište Zagreb
Abstract
In order to answer to all professional challenges of modern nursing practice, nurses have to base their work on the newest knowledge and information sources, as well as on basic ethical values which provide them ethical orientation in both general life and professional work. There are two key aspects which determine the authentic values of patient's care. The first aspect concerns the ethical motivation which has to be above particular system of values of medical professionals and is directed to patient's welfare. The second aspect is the importance of teamwork with special regards to particular competencies of certain professions in order to maintain their individual autonomies and indentities. The patient may benefit only from a coordinated teamwork of competent individuals.
The current and future biomedical challenges in nursing ethics include the introducion of general and professional ethics into nursing education and practice. The nursing profession needs appropriate academic and scientific education and only then nursing may deal with theoretical aspects of ethical analysis, argumentation and validation. Nursing ethics is based on patient's care which is its autonomous area of activity and therefore it must stay within the framework of its original professional ideals.
Keywords
autonomy; nursing ethics; nursing practice and education
Hrčak ID:
26836
URI
Publication date:
1.9.2008.
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