| Autor: |
Mary Cipriano Silva, Lin E. Noyes |
| Rok vydání: |
1993 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
American Journal of Alzheimer's Care and Related Disorders & Research. 8:12-15 |
| ISSN: |
0895-5336 |
| DOI: |
10.1177/153331759300800403 |
| Popis: |
Ten percent of nursing homes in the United States have special care units for persons with Alzheimer's disease. Over three-fourths of these units have locked doors or use other methods or devices aimed at controlling patients who wander from the unit. In a time when the literature isfilled with moral arguments about older adults' rights and respect for their autonomy, locked special care units seem to be a reversal of this trend. Using paternalism to justify locked units is discussed and is based on the theory that many Alzheimer patients have diminished capacity to choose right from wrong and therefore have limited autonomy. Nurses are obligated to safeguard their well-being and protect themfrom wandering into harm. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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