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The Nursing Shortage, Patient Care, and Ethics

Orthopaedic Nursing, 2001
Although nursing shortages are not new, many nurses consider the present shortage to be different from those in the past. Nurses are again questioning whether patients are receiving the quality of care they deserve. Overwhelmed by this nursing shortage, nurses are trying to reconcile how to fulfill their duties to advocate for good patient care and to ...
J. Erlen
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Integrating Patient‐Centered Care and Clinical Ethics Into Nutrition Practice

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 2013

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The Ethics of AI in Biomedical Research, Patient Care, and Public Health

The Oxford Handbook of Ethics of AI, 2019
This chapter explores ethical issues raised by the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the domain of biomedical research, healthcare provision, and public health.
A. Blasimme, E. Vayena
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Ethical Considerations in Caring for Patients with Advanced Malignancy

Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, 2021
Patients with advanced malignancy have decisions to make about next steps that are multifactorial and highly ramified. At each step, they, their loved ones, and their health care providers will attempt to make right decisions and avoid wrong ones. Beyond bare ethical principles, these patients face tensions between what they hope for, what is possible,
Alyssa K, Ovaitt, Susan, McCammon
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Ethical issues in caring for patients with dementia

Nursing Standard, 2015
This article discusses issues that might count as 'ethical' in the care of people with dementia and some of the dilemmas that occur. Ethical theories, such as virtue ethics, deontology and consequentialism are discussed, and ethical approaches that can be useful are outlined.
Hughes, Julian, Common, Jill
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Ethical Challenges in the Care of the Trauma Patient

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 2023
A patient with trauma presents a unique and/or complex challenge to the ethical foundation that guides nursing care. Patients with trauma, by the very nature of the suddenness of their injury, are unable to predetermine or express their wishes in the event of a catastrophic injury.
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ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE CARE OF CANCER PATIENTS

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1992
Nearly all the topics considered by medical ethics generally present themselves to those caring for cancer patients. Although most attention may be given to questions of resource allocation and limiting treatment, other issues are of equal importance. Providing respect and compassion for patients may be even more important.
D H, Smith, K, McCarty
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Transgender Patients, Hospitalists, and Ethical Care

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 2016
Meeting the needs of current and future transgender individuals is a pressing medical concern. The transgender community faces unique health issues, including an elevated risk of HIV infection in male-to-female transgender people and high rates of violence, suicide, and substance abuse.
Matthew W, McCarthy, Elizabeth, Reis, Joseph J, Fins   +2 more
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Ethical Oversight of Research on Patient Care

Hastings Center Report, 2013
AbstractThe Institute of Medicine has called on health care leaders to transform their health systems into “learning health care systems,” capable of studying and continuously improving their practices. Learning health care systems commit to carrying out numerous kinds of investigations, ranging from clinical effectiveness studies to quality ...
Mildred Z, Solomon, Ann C, Bonham
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