Search for dissertations about: "ethical values"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 80 swedish dissertations containing the words ethical values.

  2. 1. COMPETENCE AND COMMUNICATION : Do Not Resuscitate Decisions in Cancer Care

    Author : Mona Pettersson; Anna T Höglund; Mariann Hedström; Birgitta Johansson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; DNR decisions; do not resuscitate; end-of-life; hematology; oncology; cancer care; medical ethics; nursing ethics; ethical conflicts of interest; communicative ethics; ethical values; ethical competence; palliative care; nurses; physicians; moral distress.; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

    Abstract : Within cancer care, do not resuscitate (DNR) decisions are frequently made. DNR decisions can be ethically difficult and lead to conflicts of interest and disagreements within the medical team. READ MORE

  4. 2. Ethical values in caring encounters from elderly patients’ and next of kin´s perspective

    Author : Lise-Lotte Jonasson; Carina Berterö; Per-Erik Liss; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Ethics; ethical values; geriatric wards; grounded theory; next of kin; nursing care; nursing ethics; qualitative methods; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : The welfare of the elderly population is one of the most important goals of the public health services. At macro level the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare state that the premier goal is for elderly people to have dignified and comfortable lives. They should have a life with a sense of value and feel confident. READ MORE

  5. 3. A comprehensive picture of ethical values in caring encounters, based on experiences of those involved : Analysis of concepts developed from empirical studies

    Author : Lise-Lotte Jonasson; Carina Berterö; Per-Erik Liss; Britt-Marie Ternestedt; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Ethical values; grounded theory; older patient; next of kin; nursing care; qualitative methods; empirical ethics; normative ethics; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Older people should have a life with a sense of value and should feel confident. These ethical values, which are expressed in normative ethics, are expected to prevail in empirical ethics. Central components of nursing are the ethical issues of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and the principles of justice. READ MORE

  6. 4. Conflicting values - everyday ethical and leadership challenges related to care in combat zones within a military organization

    Author : Kristina Lundberg; Lars Sandman; Per-Olof Michel; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; combat zones; ethical problems; everyday ethical problems; health care; licensed medical personnel; medical ethics; military ethics; military medical personnel; military personnel;

    Abstract : Introduction: Licensed medical personnel (henceforth LMP) experience ethical problems related to undertaking care duties in combat zones. When employed in the Armed Forces they are always under the command of tactical officers (henceforth TOs). READ MORE

  7. 5. Building the Bridge from Bench to Bedside: Ethical Issues in Translational Stem Cell Research

    Author : Kristina Hug; Medicinsk etik; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Translational stem cell research; research ethics; values; experimental stem cell-based therapies; patient safety; treatment efficacy; treatment accessibility; first-in-human trials; Parkinson’s disease; Huntington’s disease; priority setting; right to withdraw; human biological material; informed consent;

    Abstract : Abstract in UndeterminedTranslational stem cell research raises many interesting ethical questions, which have, to a greater or lesser degree, been debated at an international as well as at an interdisciplinary level. Nevertheless, there is still no international consensus regarding how a number of ethical questions related to this research should be answered. READ MORE