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Nurses' perceptions of ethical issues related to patients' rights law.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20610583     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
August 2006 marked the 10th anniversary of landmark legislation when Israel's parliament passed the unique Patient's Rights Law. This law underscores the importance of medical ethics in Israeli society. During a seminar at the Shaare Zedek School of Nursing, third-year students performed a qualitative research study investigating ethical issues arising in the field of nursing, and how nursing staff dealt with these issues in relation to the law. The research was conducted using semistructured questionnaires. The results showed that the staff participants knew the law, but did not differentiate between legal and ethical problems. The establishment of a framework for dealing with these issues would help to promote professional ethics, encourage broad-based agreements related to ethical decisions, reduce ethical conflict, and increase implementation of the law on patients' rights.
Authors:
Gila Yakov; Yehudit Shilo; Tzippy Shor
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nursing ethics     Volume:  17     ISSN:  1477-0989     ISO Abbreviation:  Nurs Ethics     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-08     Completed Date:  2010-11-04     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9433357     Medline TA:  Nurs Ethics     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  501-10     Citation Subset:  N    
Affiliation:
University of Haifa, Emek Yizreel College & Shaare Zedek School of Nursing, Jerusalem, 91031, Israel.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Confidentiality / ethics,  legislation & jurisprudence
Disclosure / ethics,  legislation & jurisprudence
Ethics, Nursing* / education
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
Humans
Informed Consent / ethics,  legislation & jurisprudence
Israel
Patient Rights / ethics*,  legislation & jurisprudence*

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