Eilts-Köchling K, Heinze C, Schattner P, Voss M, Dassen T
Institut für Medizin-/Pflegepädagogik und Pflegewissenschaft, Medizinische Fakultät Charité, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Pflege. 2000 Feb;13(1):42-6. doi: 10.1024/1012-5302.13.1.42.
During recent years numerous publications on ethical issues appeared in German nursing literature. Nursing theorists repeatedly refer to the Code of Ethics of the International Council of Nursing (ICN). The implementation of codes of ethics is discussed as an indispensable stage within the development of independent nursing ethics. However, it is not clear whether nurses in Germany know about the ICN Code of Ethics or other codes of ethics. The authors' objective is to learn more about how much is known about codes of ethics by practical nurses in four selected hospitals. In addition, it is of interest to know, which advantages nurses might associate with codes of ethics and secondly from which sources nurses prefer to receive ethical education. The study shows that only 25% of the participants know about codes of ethics. It also reveals that further education offered by hospitals or the basic nursing education are seen as the most important source of information related to ethics. The major advantage of codes of ethics seen by the participants is to provide guidance in the decision-making process of ethical dilemma situations in nursing. Secondly the Code of Ethics is regarded as a useful framework to define obligations and rights of nurses in the relationship with patients and relatives. The results of the study indicate that the ICN Code of Ethics is practically unknown among nurses and should be discussed more extensively by practical nurses and nursing theorists.
近年来，德国护理文献中出现了大量关于伦理问题的出版物。护理理论家多次提及国际护士理事会（ICN）的《伦理守则》。伦理守则的实施被视为独立护理伦理发展中不可或缺的阶段。然而，尚不清楚德国护士是否了解ICN《伦理守则》或其他伦理守则。作者的目的是进一步了解在四家选定医院中，执业护士对伦理守则的了解程度。此外，了解护士可能认为伦理守则有哪些优势，以及其次护士更倾向于从哪些来源接受伦理教育也很有意义。研究表明，只有25%的参与者了解伦理守则。研究还表明，医院提供的继续教育或基础护理教育被视为与伦理相关的最重要信息来源。参与者认为伦理守则的主要优势在于为护理中伦理困境的决策过程提供指导。其次，《伦理守则》被视为界定护士在与患者及亲属关系中的义务和权利的有用框架。研究结果表明，ICN《伦理守则》在护士中实际上鲜为人知，执业护士和护理理论家应更广泛地对其进行讨论。
