“Oh, that’s a really hard question”: Australian Findings on Ethical Reflection in an Accident and Emergency Ward

McGrath, Pamela Della; Henderson, David

doi:10.1007/s10730-008-9083-4

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“…For the most part, however, as also reported by other authors, ethics was not typically an explicit feature of clinical practice or of clinical deliberations 15 . ‐ 18 While overt conflict was infrequent, many clinicians experienced moral disquiet or uncertainty about particular decisions or practices.…”

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Part of the fabric and mostly right: an ethnography of ethics in clinical practice

Doran

Fleming

Jordens

et al. 2015

Medical Journal of Australia

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Ethics is very much a part of the fabric of clinical practice, and the ethical challenges that arise in patient care in this particular setting are generally managed adequately. However, many clinicians have concerns about the ethical aspects of some practices and decisions, and believe that access to expert ethics support would be useful. Helping clinicians to provide ethically sound patient care should be a priority for health care providers across Australia.

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confidence: 83%

Part of the fabric and mostly right: an ethnography of ethics in clinical practice

Doran

Fleming

Jordens

et al. 2015

Medical Journal of Australia

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Ethical Decision-Making In An Emergency Department

McGrath

Phillips

2009

Monash Bioethics Review

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The purpose of this article isto share with the reader the specific findings on the role of nurse as consumer advocate from astudy on ethical decision-making inan emergency department (EDI.Qualitative interviews were conducted with11 health professionals (doctors and nurses) working inthe ED ofahospital.The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed.In ED, where the decision-making isdescribed as medico-centric, advocacy ipso facto necessitates a challenge to doctor decision-making. The findings indicate that ED nurses' experience with advocacy varied depending on the democratic qualities and communication skills ofthe particular doctor who had care of the consumer. It is noted that seeing the need for advocacy does not necessarily translate into effective action, as management support is essential for productive advocacy. A phenomenon ofthe desirenot to rock the boat was reported. The findings indicate that the support of other nurses isessentialforadvocacy and affirm the importance offocusing on the ethical nature of the organisation as opposed toan exclusive focus on the individual.

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“Oh, that’s a really hard question”: Australian Findings on Ethical Reflection in an Accident and Emergency Ward

Cited by 2 publications

References 22 publications

Part of the fabric and mostly right: an ethnography of ethics in clinical practice

Part of the fabric and mostly right: an ethnography of ethics in clinical practice

Ethical Decision-Making In An Emergency Department

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