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Ethics Committees: Team Perspectives and Organizational Responses

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Abstract

Healthcare ethics committees can be valuable resources but are largely underutilized by nurses. The purpose of this project was to review ethics concerns and educational needs of nurses in a large, integrated healthcare delivery system. Seven themes were identified: organizational issues, nonbeneficial care, withdrawing life-sustaining therapies, discharge disposition, challenging patients and families, communication with physicians, and capacity versus competence. A process was then developed to better engage nurses in ethical discussions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)180-184
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Christian nursing : a quarterly publication of Nurses Christian Fellowship
Volume36
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2019

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education

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  • Journal Article

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