Nursing ethics committees in Ribeirão Preto's healthcare institutions

Authors

  • Cátia Ducati Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Magali Roseira Boemer Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692001000300005

Keywords:

ethics committee, nursing

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify hospitals in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil which have a Nursing Ethics Committee established according to the Decision of the Nursing Regional Council, to examine their activities and attributions, the reasons why they were created and the enforcement of legislation. The results have shown that from the eleven hospitals visited, eight ought to have instituted their Committees; however, only three had done it and only one of them was effectively active. The study made it possible to identify the most frequent infractions to ethics as well as the penalties occasionally inflicted and evidenced the unpreparedness of Nursing professionals as to their attitudes concerning Committees.

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Published

2001-05-01

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 3 (2001)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Nursing ethics committees in Ribeirão Preto’s healthcare institutions. (2001). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 9(3), 27-32. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692001000300005