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Opinions of nurses regarding conscientious objection
Rafael Toro-Flores1,2, Pilar Bravo-Agüi3, María Victoria Catalán-Gómez4
1Alcalá de Henares University, Spain.
Nursing Ethics
|November 14, 2017
Summary
Nurses
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Ethics
- Nursing Practice
- Bioethics
Background:
- Rapid advancements in healthcare technology create ethical dilemmas.
- Patient rights and healthcare professional values can conflict.
- Conscientious objection is a recurring issue in clinical relationships.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess nurses' perspectives on conscientious objection in Madrid.
- To understand the factors influencing nurses' objections.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional descriptive study design.
- Anonymous questionnaires administered to nurses in Madrid.
- Data collected on socio-demographics and conscientious objection opinions.
Main Results:
- 55.6% of nurses identified as religious believers.
- 64.3% reported limited knowledge of conscientious objection.
- Key objection areas include abortion, embryo selection, and blood/therapy refusal.
Conclusions:
- Religious belief is a significant factor in nurses' conscientious objection.
- Religious nurses exhibit higher objection rates.
- Nurses' objections are most pronounced in cases of abortion, embryo selection, and transfusion refusal.
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