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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care
Published on: February 16, 2011
[Narrative writing: the demonstration of situational ethics]
Hui-Ju Lin1, Chao-Tang Hsieh, Shou-Chih Tang
1Faculty of Respiratory Therapy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan, ROC. hjlin@kmu.edu.tw
Abstract:
Narrative writing is the most effective mode of demonstration for situational ethics. Current mainstream case writing, however, is still limited to conservative chart-like styles of recording medical facts, which is because of questions about the sciences' objectivity. By way of comparing different types of case writing, analyzing the spectrum of case writing, and researching the objectivity of narrative writing, we will show the reason why narrative writing is the essential way to present ethical cases.
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