Moral deliberation of nurses regarding hospitalization by court order

Aim: to analyze the ethical problems experienced by intensive care nurses in situations of hospitalization by judicial order in the perspective of moral deliberation. Method: qualitative research carried out between January and December 2016, through semi-structured interviews with 42 intensive care...

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Main Authors: Kely Regina da Luz, Mara Ambrosina de Oliveira Vargas, Edison Luiz Devos Barlem, Dulcinéia Ghizoni Schneider, Franciele Budziareck das Neves
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2019-09-01
Series:Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/35033
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Summary:Aim: to analyze the ethical problems experienced by intensive care nurses in situations of hospitalization by judicial order in the perspective of moral deliberation. Method: qualitative research carried out between January and December 2016, through semi-structured interviews with 42 intensive care nurses from South and Southeast regions of Brazil. Interpreted through Discursive Textual Analysis. Results: the analysis resulted in three categories that present in their content the priority of deliberation, the moral suffering of nurses and the nurse's advocacy. Final considerations: health judicialization brings significant changes in social and institutional relations. Nurses must realize that, facing the different possibilities of decision-making in the face of ethical problems, important moral values are in conflict.
ISSN:2179-7692
2179-7692