Opinions of nurses regarding conscientious objection
| Autor: | Isabel Roch-Hamelin, Margarita Moreno-Vázquez, Marisa González-Hernando, T.R. Velasco-Sanz, Pilar Bravo-Agüi, Rafael Toro-Flores, María Jesús Guijarro-Cenisergue, María Victoria Catalán-Gómez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Warfare nurse topic areas 0603 philosophy ethics and religion 03 medical and health sciences Nursing Surveys and Questionnaires Health care Humans 030504 nursing business.industry Conscientious objector clinical ethics 06 humanities and the arts Bioethics Middle Aged conscientious objections Issues ethics and legal aspects Military Personnel Spain Attitudes Female Original Manuscripts 060301 applied ethics Clinical Ethics 0305 other medical science business Topic areas Psychology bioethics |
| Zdroj: | Nursing Ethics |
| ISSN: | 1477-0989 0969-7330 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0969733017731915 |
| Popis: | Background: In the last decades, there have been important developments in the scientific and technological areas of healthcare. On certain occasions this provokes conflict between the patients' rights and the values of healthcare professionals which brings about, within this clinical relationship, the problem of conscientious objection. Aims: To learn the opinions that the Nurses of the Madrid Autonomous Community have regarding conscientious objection. Research design: Cross-cutting descriptive study. Participants and research context: The nurses of 9 hospitals and 12 Health Centers in the Madrid Autonomous Community. The study was done by means of an auto completed anonymous questionnaire. The variables studied were social-demographical and their opinions about conscientious objections. Ethical considerations: The study was approved by the Ethical Community of Clinical Research of the University Hospital Príncipe de Asturias. Participants were assured of maximum confidentiality and anonymity. Findings: A total of 421 nurses answered the questionnaire. In total, 55.6% of the nurses confirmed they were religious believers, and 64.3% declared having poor knowledge regarding conscientious objection. The matters that caused the greatest objections were voluntary abortions, genetic embryo selection, refusal of blood transfusions, and therapy refusal. Discussion: Different authors state that the most significant cases of conscientious objections for health professionals are those regarding carrying out or assisting in abortions, euthanasia, the practice of assisted reproduction and, finally, the prescription and dispensing of the morning-after pill. In our study, the most significant cases in which the nurses would declare conscientious objections would be the refusal to accept treatment, the selection of embryos after genetic diagnosis preimplantation, the patient’s refusal to receive blood transfusions due to religious reasons and pregnant women’s request for voluntary abortions within the first 14 weeks. Conclusion: Nurses’ religious beliefs influence their opinions regarding conscientious objection. The nurses who declare themselves as religious believers object in a higher percentage than those without religious beliefs. |
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