Hospital humanization as an expression of ethics

Authors

  • Dirce Stein Backes Fundação Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
  • Valéria Lerch Lunardi Fundação Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
  • Wilson D. Lunardi Filho Fundação Universidade Federal do Rio Grande

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692006000100018

Keywords:

ethics, patient care team

Abstract

The practice of health professionals in the hospital environment has been loosing its human characteristics in view of the care delivered to the disease rather than to the sick being, and also in view of the increasing technological complexity, associated with increasing costs. Ethics requires the implementation of a reflective process concerning the principles, values, rights, and duties ruling the practice of health professionals, the latter including the dimension of care from a humanized perspective. Thus, this study aimed to reflect on ethical considerations upon which humanization actions must be grounded, highlighting the importance of a human dimension in professional relations.

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Published

2006-02-01

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2006)

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How to Cite

Hospital humanization as an expression of ethics. (2006). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 14(1), 132-135. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692006000100018