Abstract
Ethical issues across the childbearing year are multiple and complex. This article addresses ethical challenges facing maternal-child nurses and identifies strategies for making ethical decisions utilizing ethical principles and frameworks. Coping strategies for dealing with moral distress, how nurses demonstrate moral courage, and the attributes of an effective ethical decision maker are described. Ethical issues related to healthcare team relationships are discussed, with implications for nurses provided.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 154-159 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Neonatal ethics
- Nursing ethics
- Perinatal ethics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology (nursing)
- Maternity and Midwifery