September 18, 2019
Nursing Philosophy (vol. 20, no. 1, 2019) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Bearing Witness in Nursing Practice: More Than a Moral Obligation?” by Mikelle Djkowich, Christine Ceci, and Olga Petrovskaya “Perspectives on Phronesis in Professional Nursing Practice” … Read More
September 16, 2019
Nursing Ethics (vol. 25, no. 8, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Nurses’ Moral Experiences of Assisted Death: A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Research” by James Elmore, David Kenneth Wright, and Maude Paradis “Meaning in Life of Older … Read More
September 6, 2019
(New York Times) – Some have policies that forbid nurses even to discuss end of life options. Others hold a “neutral” stance on aid in dying, but bar doctors or nurses from being in the room while a patient self-ingests … Read More
September 4, 2019
(New York Times) – We should not be surprised, then, that some patients who do enroll in hospice end up back in the hospital. And yet we in palliative care often view these cases as failures. We wonder what the … Read More
August 28, 2019
(ABC News) – Vermont’s largest hospital forced a nurse to participate in an abortion procedure over her moral objections in violation of federal law, a government civil rights agency said Wednesday. The University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington could … Read More
July 24, 2019
(The Conversation) – Every year, news reports surface about nursing home staff physically or sexually assaulting patients. Physical and cognitive vulnerabilities may make it difficult for residents to report abuse or to have their reports taken seriously. Web-enabled digital cameras … Read More
July 19, 2019
(ABC News) – The Denver hospital is trying something new: When their oldest patients need a major operation, what to do isn’t decided just with the surgeon but with a team of other specialists, to make sure seniors fully understand … Read More
July 11, 2019
(CNN) – Maggots growing around a dying man’s feeding tube. Staff failing to treat the wounds of a patient with Alzheimer’s disease, forcing the amputation of a leg. Caregivers unable to recognize injuries on a woman’s pelvic area as signs … Read More
June 20, 2019
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (vol. 34, no. 5, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Ethics in Health Technology Assessment: A Systematic Review” by Christian A. Bellemare et al. “Suitability of Current Evaluation Frameworks … Read More
May 30, 2019
(Medscape) – Short staffing has led to some nurses spending their break times sitting with dying patients, a survey suggested. The poll carried out by the charity Marie Curie and the magazine Nursing Standard found that 65% of nurses surveyed … Read More
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