Spence K
Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Parramatta, NSW, Australia.
Nurs Ethics. 1998 May;5(3):206-17. doi: 10.1177/096973309800500304.
This article examines the involvement of neonatal nurses in ethical issues, achieved through a survey of Australian neonatal nurses. The aim was to discover if nurses were involved in ethical decisions, to examine various categories of neonates and the concerns that nurses felt about them, and to determine the extent to which nurses saw themselves as advocates. A response rate of 65% was achieved from nurses in two states who worked in intensive care and special care nurseries. The findings show that nurses were more likely to be involved in clinical decision making than in ethical decision making, showed the greatest concern for infants who had an uncertain prognosis, and saw themselves as advocates for their patients. The issues surrounding these findings are examined.
本文通过对澳大利亚新生儿护士的调查，研究了新生儿护士在伦理问题中的参与情况。目的是了解护士是否参与伦理决策，审视各类新生儿以及护士对他们的担忧，并确定护士将自己视为倡导者的程度。来自两个州在重症监护室和特殊护理病房工作的护士的回复率为65%。研究结果表明，护士更有可能参与临床决策而非伦理决策，对预后不确定的婴儿最为关注，并将自己视为患者的倡导者。围绕这些研究结果的问题也进行了探讨。
