Articles Tagged With: ethics
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Educational Intervention Improves Older Latinos’ End-of-Life Care Planning
Susanny J. Beltran, PhD, MSW, and colleagues noticed that older Latinos consistently completed advance care planning documentation less frequently compared to the general population. They evaluated an educational intervention to see if it would improve advance care planning readiness and knowledge of older Latino adults.
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Ethical Considerations if AI Tools Are Used for Informed Consent
Participants in clinical trials often struggle to comprehend informed consent forms, raising questions on whether they are making truly informed decisions. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are a potential solution to this longstanding ethical concern. However, the burden is on researchers to ensure that AI-generated documents uphold ethical and regulatory standards.
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Nurses Self-Report High Levels of Moral Courage, but Few Are Willing to Act Directly
Nurses reported significant social and professional barriers to act in response to an ethical violation, a recent study found.
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Ethicists Can Explore Rationale if Physician Refuses to Continue Life-Prolonging Interventions
Many ethics consults center around a conflict between a family who wants to continue life-prolonging interventions and a physician who refuses to provide it. But does the family understand the rationale for the decision?
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Ethical Considerations if Doctors Persuade Patients
If a doctor thinks that an intervention is in the patient’s best interest, is it ethically acceptable to try to persuade the patient?
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Nursing-Focused Ethics Education Is in High Demand
Nurses spend more time with patients and families than other healthcare providers. “Yet, they do not always have the greatest authority and power. This means that they can experience ethical challenges and burdens in a different way to other healthcare professionals,” says Georgina Morley, PhD, MSc, RN, HEC-C, director of the Nursing Ethics Program at the Cleveland Clinic.
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Informed Consent Is Ethical Concern with Digital Health Research
Technologies such as wearable fitness trackers and home-based air sensors are increasingly being used to collect research participant data. This poses some new ethical challenges for researchers.
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Ethical Controversy Persists Regarding Pelvic Exams on Anesthetized Patients
Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services mandated written consent for pelvic exams under anesthesia. Researchers decided to conduct a study to look specifically at the issue of consent involving exams under anesthesia.
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Many Ethical Questions if Psychiatric Patient Is Boarded in the ED
Psychiatric patients are routinely boarded in emergency departments for hours or even days, raising significant safety issues. There is growing concern about the ethical implications of this controversial practice.
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Ethical Considerations with End-of-Life Care for Immigrant Patients
What is a “good death?” The definition is unique to each individual patient.