Conscientious objection in nursing: definition and criteria for acceptance.
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چکیده
M any of the health care conscience-based refusals by health care professionals are in the controversial issues of sex/reproduction and death. Examples of the former morally controversial practices include abortion, sterilization, and provision of certain types of contraception and reproductive technologies. Examples of the latter category include euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, withdrawal of life support measures, palliative sedation, foregoing medically provided nutrition and hydration, and organ donation after cardiac death. Other types of consciencebased objections that have been discussed recently are stem cell research and genetic testing. As other novel technologies or procedures are developed, more issues are likely to prompt ethics discussions. For the purpose of this article for medical-surgical nurses, the primary examples will be in the death arena. This article will begin with accepted definitions of conscientious objection, including the definition in the Code of Ethics for Nurses (American Nurses Association [ANA], 2001). The author then will present an argument that, without this option of refusal, the moral integrity of nurses would be compromised. Some concerns about conscientious objection will be presented followed by criteria for the ethical acceptance of conscientious objection.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
دوره 23 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014