Journal article
Clinical ethics committees: organizational support for ethical practice
Medsurg nursing, v 19(6), pp 351-353
Nov 2010
PMID: 21337994
Abstract
The tripartite functions of an ethics committee are case consultation, institutional policy review and development, and ethics education. Preparation before calling an ethics consultation is critical. In addition, serving on an ethics committee provides a personally and professionally rewarding experience because of the service performed for staff, patients, and families. This author encourages nurses to volunteer for this experience, as there is no better way to understand the perplexing ethical problems in health care today. As nurses become more active on ethics committees, health care will transition from the traditional demand-initiated consult to a process that will emphasize the prevention of ethical conflicts by fostering the development of ethical practice protocols or guidelines (Nelson et al., 2008).
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- Title
- Clinical ethics committees: organizational support for ethical practice
- Creators
- Vicki D Lachman - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Medsurg nursing, v 19(6), pp 351-353
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-79952478186
- Other Identifier
- 991019312360804721