Ethical dilemmas experienced by nurses presented in nursing publications

Authors

  • Maria Adelane Alves Monteiro Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Régia Christina Moura Barbosa Maternidade Escola Assis Chateaubriand
  • Maria Graziela Teixeira Barroso Universidade Federal do Ceará; Faculdade de Farmácia, Odontologia e Enfermagem
  • Neiva Francenely Cunha Vieira Universidade Federal do Ceará; Faculdade de Farmácia, Odontologia e Enfermagem
  • Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro Universidade Federal do Ceará; Faculdade de Farmácia, Odontologia e Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692008000600019

Keywords:

ethics, nursing

Abstract

This systematic literature review used nursing studies about "ethics" published in the SCIELO database. The objective was to identify the ethical dilemmas of nursing, based on a literature review of nursing publications between 2002 and 2006. Forty publications were found, of which seventeen were selected. The analysis of the articles permitted the organization of the following categories: ethics, the health system and nursing practice; ethics and nursing teaching-learning; ethics and nursing care. We noticed that the authors attributed a multidimensional approach to ethical issues. However, we considered it necessary to pay closer attention to the ethical aspects involved in nursing practice. There is a clear need for further studies, showing new ethical dilemmas experienced by nurses, so that they can contribute to a change in attitude, with outcomes for professional practice.

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Published

2008-12-01

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 6 (2008)

Section

Review Articles

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How to Cite

Monteiro, M. A. A., Barbosa, R. C. M., Barroso, M. G. T., Vieira, N. F. C., & Pinheiro, A. K. B. (2008). Ethical dilemmas experienced by nurses presented in nursing publications. Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 16(6), 1054-1059. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692008000600019