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The old get equal care: myth or reality.

N Wagner1, N Tabak

  • 1Hadassah Medical Organization, Jerusalem, Israel.

International Journal of Nursing Practice
|March 30, 1999
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Registered nurses caring for elderly patients encounter more ethical dilemmas than those caring for younger adults. Key issues include treatment concerns, family conflicts, and patient restraint, highlighting the need for ethics training.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Ethics
  • Geriatric Care
  • Clinical Practice

Background:

  • Ethical challenges are inherent in nursing practice across diverse patient populations.
  • Understanding specific ethical dilemmas faced by nurses caring for the elderly is crucial for targeted support and education.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and compare ethical situations encountered by Israeli registered nurses caring for elderly versus other adult patient age groups.
  • To pinpoint the most frequent ethical dilemmas in geriatric nursing care within the Israeli context.

Main Methods:

  • A national ethics survey was administered to registered nurses in post-basic specialisation courses in Israel.
  • Data were collected over a one-year period (1994-95) from nurses caring for patients of different age groups and clinical settings.
Keywords:
Bioethics and Professional EthicsEmpirical ApproachHealth Care and Public HealthProfessional Patient Relationship

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  • Responses from nurses caring for elderly patients (≥60 years) were compared with those caring for younger adult patients.

    • Main Results:

    • Nurses caring for elderly patients reported ethical dilemmas in 16 out of 37 presented situations, a higher frequency than in other adult age groups.
    • The most common ethical dilemmas involved mistaken or questionable treatment, patient-family conflicts, and patient referral/discharge challenges.
    • Other frequent dilemmas included offensive caregiver behavior and physical restraint of patients for staff convenience.

    Conclusions:

    • Elderly patients present unique and frequent ethical challenges for nurses.
    • There is a clear need for specialized nursing ethics intervention programs to enhance ethical decision-making skills.
    • Such programs should focus on promoting ethical practice and safeguarding patients' rights, particularly in geriatric care.