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- Title
Narratives of aggressive care: Knowledge, time, and responsibility.
- Authors
Peter, Elizabeth; Mohammed, Shan; Simmonds, Anne
- Abstract
The article presents a study on aggressive care which is identified to be a primary source of moral distress. Topics include the study's aim to examine a nurse's moral knowledge, the use of a critical narrative approach in the research, and the need to understand the moral responsibilities of a nurse. It also discusses the importance of understanding the influence of social roles on time, knowledge, and responsibility in relation to aggressive care.
- Subjects
NURSING practice; CANCER chemotherapy; CANCER patients; CANCER patient medical care; COMMUNICATION; CARDIOPULMONARY resuscitation; DECISION making; EMPLOYEES; EXPERIENCE; FAMILIES; GRADUATE students; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; PATIENT-family relations; MEDICAL personnel; PATIENT-professional relations; MEDICAL practice; NURSES; NURSING; NURSING ethics; NURSING students; PALLIATIVE treatment; PATIENT advocacy; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; RESEARCH funding; TERMINAL care; TERMINALLY ill; UNCERTAINTY; DECISION making in clinical medicine; ETHICAL decision making; OCCUPATIONAL roles; NARRATIVES; THEMATIC analysis; FUTILE medical care; PATIENTS' families; ETHICS
- Publication
Nursing Ethics, 2014, Vol 21, Issue 4, p461
- ISSN
0969-7330
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1177/0969733013502804