Nursing Considered as Moral Practice: A Philosophical-Ethical Interpretation of Nursing

Gastmans, Chris; Casterlé, Bernadette Dierckx de; Schotsmans, Paul

doi:10.1353/ken.1998.0002

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“…The concept of care is understood here as a relational process of care-giving and care-receiving in which (culturally) different opinions about the human body, illness, health, good care and appropriate treatment come together [86]. As such, the intercultural care encounter can be interpreted as a dynamic process in which patients and caregivers from two different cultural backgrounds actively engage in these reciprocal relationships.…”

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How do ethnic minority patients experience the intercultural care encounter in hospitals? A systematic review of qualitative research

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BackgroundIn our globalizing world, caregivers are increasingly being confronted with the challenges of providing intercultural healthcare, trying to find a dignified answer to the vulnerable situation of ethnic minority patients. Until now, international literature lacks insight in the intercultural care process as experienced by the ethnic minority patients themselves. We aim to fill this gap by analysing qualitative literature on the intercultural care encounter in the hospital setting, as experienced by ethnic minority patients.MethodsA systematic search was conducted for papers published between 2000 and 2015. Analysis and synthesis were guided by the critical interpretive synthesis approach.ResultsFifty one articles were included. Four dimensions emerged, describing the intercultural care encounter as (1) a meeting of two different cultural contexts of care, (2) in a dynamic and circular process of (3) balancing between the two cultural contexts, which is (4) influenced by mediators as concepts of being human, communication, family members and the hospital’s organizational culture.ConclusionsThis review provides in-depth insight in the dynamic process of establishing intercultural care relationships in the hospital. We call for a broader perspective towards cultural sensitive care in which patients are cared for in a holistic and dignity-enhancing way.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12910-016-0163-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…38 Nurses have a crucial role in caring for patients at the end of life, especially in day-to-day symptom control, pain, and comfort management and this could contribute greatly to end-of-life decisions. 39 McCarthy and Deady 40 argue that in a health care world driven by efficiency and technological solutions, the testimony of those who are closest to the patient, namely the nurse, ought to be of profound importance. Active involvement of nurses in end-of-life decision making would not only diminish nurses' MD, but also benefit patient care.…”

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End-of-Life Care of the Geriatric Patient and Nurses’ Moral Distress

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“…Generally, the goal of nursing activity is described as the promotion of the well-being of the patient by providing good care in the wider meaning of the word (i.e. on the physical as well as the psychological, relational, social, moral and spiritual levels 11 ). Nurses participate in an ethical practice.…”

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A Fundamental Ethical Approach to Nursing: some proposals for ethics education

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2002

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The purpose of this article is to explore a fundamental ethical approach to nursing and to suggest some proposals, based on this approach, for nursing ethics education. The major point is that the kind of nursing ethics education that is given reflects the theory that is held of nursing. Three components of a fundamental ethical view on nursing are analysed more deeply: (1) nursing considered as moral practice; (2) the intersubjective character of nursing; and (3) moral perception. It is argued that the fundamental ethical view on nursing goes together with a virtue ethics approach. Suggestions are made for the ethics education of nurses. In particular, three implications are considered: (1) an attitude versus action-orientated ethics education; (2) an integral versus rationalistic ethics education; and (3) a contextual model of ethics education. It will also be shown that the European philosophical background offers some original ideas for this endeavour.

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Nursing Considered as Moral Practice: A Philosophical-Ethical Interpretation of Nursing

Cited by 108 publications

References 13 publications

How do ethnic minority patients experience the intercultural care encounter in hospitals? A systematic review of qualitative research

How do ethnic minority patients experience the intercultural care encounter in hospitals? A systematic review of qualitative research

End-of-Life Care of the Geriatric Patient and Nurses’ Moral Distress

A Fundamental Ethical Approach to Nursing: some proposals for ethics education

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