Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2008 Nov-Dec;16(6):1054-9. doi: 10.1590/s0104-11692008000600019.

Ethical dilemmas experienced by nurses presented in nursing publications.

Revista latino-americana de enfermagem

Maria Adelane Alves Monteiro, Régia Christina Moura Barbosa, Maria Graziela Teixeira Barroso, Neiva Francenely Cunha Vieira, Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro

PMID: 19229412 DOI: 10.1590/s0104-11692008000600019

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.

MeSH terms

• Ethics, Nursing*
• Periodicals as Topic*
• Publishing*
• Retrospective Studies

Publication Types

• Journal Article
• Review
• Systematic Review