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KMID : 0614820030090040541
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2003 Volume.9 No. 4 p.541 ~ p.557
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A Study on the Clinical Nurse´s Ethical Value
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Moon Young-Im
Tak Young-Ran
Kim Myung-Ae
Kim Sean-Ae
Park Kyung-Sook
Im Dong-Sik
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Abstract
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Purpose: This descriptive study was designed to explore the clinical nurse´s ethical value regarding human life.
Method: Data were collected from September to October, 2002. Study subjects were 527 clinical nurses working in General Hospital as tertiary located in Seoul. Ethical value was measured with questionnaire developed by researchers and consisted on items regarding ethical value on human life.
Result: Among the items, most nurses highly agree with the item, "When a patient requests his/her health care provider to keep his/her personal secret, the health care provider is obliged to do so." and "When a patient asks for in-formation on his/her medicinal and dietary contents, his/her wish must be granted" Most clinical nurses mainly agree with the item, "Health care providers must always be honest to the patient and/or his/her family". However, most nurses disagree with the item, "When a patient is on the verge of death after an accident, it is justifiable to soothe his/her family by saying `he/she is OK´ instead of telling them the truth, in order to avoid a sudden shock befalling on them". Most clinica] nurses mainly disagree with the items, "When a patient is on the verge of death after an accident, it is justiable to soothe his/her family by saying `he/she is OK´ instead of telling them the truth, in order to avoid a sudden shak befalling on them" and "It is justiable that various new ways of treatment should be applied to patient at his/her terminal stage to prolong his/her life, even for the purpose of research". There were significant differences in some items of ethical value according by clinical nurse´s age and professional experience, current position, religion, education, marital status, continued education on ethics, and the experience of holing on life saving treatment.
Conclusion: It is intensifying the notion of ethical under-pinning for human rights, truthfulness is essential to a trust relationship under what circumstances. Also most clinical nurses agree with that It is essential to trust in the nurse-patient relationship, patients have the right to know and it is the ethical thing to do as health care provider.
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KEYWORD
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human life, ethical value, clinical nurse
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