Gândara Manuela
Universidad de Lisboa, Portugal.
Rev Enferm. 2008 Jan;31(1):18-24.
Nursing care is a humane action which bears with it an ethical dimension which is revealed by the focus of the care provided. Among the different options for action, a nurse will choose that which contributes to the care of a patient without harming that patient. The care choice made is the result of a conscientious, deliberate decision-making process which presupposes a recognition of what one plans to do, what one is capable of doing and what can accomplish. Freedom to choose which care option is applied imposes on a nurse the duty to act according to principles and duties which rule the profession; a nurse's power to act transforms to a power of the duty to provide treatment.
护理是一种人道行为，其本身具有一种伦理维度，这一维度通过所提供护理的重点得以体现。在不同的行动选项中，护士会选择有助于护理患者且不伤害该患者的选项。所做出的护理选择是一个认真、审慎的决策过程的结果，这一过程预先假定了对自己计划做什么、能够做什么以及可以完成什么的认知。选择应用哪种护理选项的自由赋予护士按照规范该职业的原则和职责行事的义务；护士的行动权力转变为提供治疗的职责权力。
