McElmurry B J, Zabrocki E C
College of Nursing, University of Illinois, Chicago.
Nurs Clin North Am. 1989 Dec;24(4):1041-50.
Given the preceding discussion, what can be summarized at this point about the ethical concerns we face in the care of older women? Overall, we have presented a perspective that combines our understanding of women's health and nursing ethics. The essence of much of our concern about caring for older women is that we have views about their care that reflect our understanding of what it means to be professionals who have a social contract with our clients. We have discussed nursing ethics as a process that occurs within a social context that emphasizes working to maximize self-determination and informed choices for older women. We have emphasized autonomy and a perspective that places the nurse in an advocacy position with the patient in a relationship of partners. Arriving at reasoned positions on the ethical issues in the care of older women leads to agreement with Gloria Steinem that women may be the one group that grows more radical with age.
鉴于上述讨论，此刻关于我们在老年女性护理中面临的伦理问题可以总结出什么呢？总体而言，我们呈现了一种将对女性健康的理解与护理伦理相结合的观点。我们对老年女性护理的诸多关切的核心在于，我们对她们护理的看法反映了我们作为与客户有社会契约的专业人员对护理意义的理解。我们将护理伦理视为一个在社会背景中发生的过程，该过程强调努力为老年女性最大化自主决定权和知情选择。我们强调自主性以及一种使护士在与患者建立伙伴关系时处于倡导地位的观点。就老年女性护理中的伦理问题达成合理立场，会让我们认同格洛丽亚·斯泰纳姆的观点，即女性可能是随着年龄增长会变得更加激进的群体。
