Patient-Nurse Collaboration in Nursing Practice: A Korean Study

Kim, Dal Sook; Eun, Young; Kim, Hesook Suzie

doi:10.4040/jkan.2002.32.7.1054

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“…This implies that patients'rights to autonomy and informed consent are not <Table 4> Subjects'awareness on patients'rights to privacy and confidentiality N=618 fully respected in clinical practices. Similar results were obtained by Kim et al, 13) who reported the nurses have weaker belief in patients'self determination on their care than the patients. Autonomy is a fundamental concept in ethics in general and in health-care ethics in particular.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…9,10) Moreover, nursing is in a rather ambiguous position in this regard, because on the one hand nurses have ideologically valued patients'rights and autonomy, since they generally view their role as patient advocates, whereas nurses also exercise a great deal of authority and control over patients. 11) Patients'rights are now widely recognized in Korean society, especially by Korean nurses. However, few studies have investigated ethical aspects of patients'rights from the perspective of health-care providers involving nursing staff in Korea.…”

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Korean Nurses' Awarenss of Patients' Rights in Hospitals

kim¹,

YooMoon-Sook²,

박진희³

2008

Korean J Med Ethics

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Patients' rights and patient-nurse relationships in nursing practice have been viewed increasingly as essential aspects of nursing care. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted between August 1 and 30, 2005 to examine 618 Korean nurses' awareness of patients' rights regarding autonomy, informed consent, privacy, and confidentiality. Data were collected by means of a structured questionnaire. The results indicate that nurses have little awareness of the importance of patients' rights regarding autonomy, privacy, and confidentiality. As an understanding of these rights is essential to good clinical practice, this study suggests that there is a need for education programs focused on understanding the legal and ethical rights of patients in the care of nurses.

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Section: ⅴ Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%