McDaniel C
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA, USA.
J Nurs Adm. 1998 Sep;28(9):47-51. doi: 10.1097/00005110-199809000-00010.
The hospital ethics committee's mandates of patient care review, policy formation, and education make them central to nurses and healthcare delivery. In a study examining nurses' communication exchange frequency and perceived effectiveness as members of hospital ethics committees, nurses represented the largest proportion, were moderately active, and rated their participation effectiveness the highest: they are more involved in discussions regarding patients than policy formation and education. Nurse administrators can provide strategies and education for nurses that enhance nurses' participation in all three committee functions. Policies affect patient care; therefore, policy decisions, too, benefit from nurses' participation.
医院伦理委员会在患者护理审查、政策制定和教育方面的职责使其成为护士和医疗服务的核心。在一项研究中，研究人员考察了护士作为医院伦理委员会成员的沟通交流频率和感知到的有效性，结果发现护士所占比例最大，参与程度适中，且对自身参与效果的评价最高：他们在患者相关讨论中的参与度高于政策制定和教育方面。护士管理者可以为护士提供策略和教育，以增强护士在委员会的所有三项职能中的参与度。政策会影响患者护理；因此，政策决策也受益于护士的参与。
