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Trevor Hussey¹

¹Faculty of Applied Social Science, Buckinghamshire New University, Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK. trevorhussey@trevorhussey.plus.com

Nursing Philosophy : an International Journal for Healthcare Professionals

|December 20, 2011

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Nursing care should be distributed based on need, free at the point of use, with costs shared by the community. This principle aligns with theories of justice and promotes social cohesion.

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Area of Science:

Bioethics
Philosophy of Healthcare
Social Justice in Nursing

Background:

Social justice principles guide the equitable distribution of societal benefits and burdens.
In nursing, this involves determining who receives care, the extent of care, and the responsibilities for provision and payment.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose and defend a specific thesis for the distribution of nursing care: based on need, free at the point of use, and community-funded.
To examine the compatibility of this thesis with major social justice theories.
To address criticisms regarding desert, responsibility, and fairness in healthcare distribution.

Main Methods:

Philosophical analysis and argumentation.
Comparison of the proposed thesis with consequentialist, libertarian, liberal (Rawlsian), and teleological (Aristotelian) theories of justice.
Ethical defense against counterarguments concerning individual responsibility and providence.

Main Results:

The thesis is incompatible with utilitarian and libertarian justice theories.
The thesis is compatible with Rawlsian liberal justice and Aristotelian teleological justice.
Arguments based on epistemology and social cohesion support the thesis against criticisms of desert and responsibility.

Conclusions:

The proposed thesis offers a morally sound principle for equitable nursing care distribution.
Distributing nursing care based on need, free at the point of use, and community-funded can foster a fairer society.
Ethical considerations of social cohesion and the complexities of assessing individual desert support this model.