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[Medical ethics and terminal care]
Bulletin Der Schweizerischen Akademie Der Medizinischen Wissenschaften
|November 1, 1980
Summary
Physician and nursing staff need better training in patient care attitudes. This education is crucial for protecting dying patients' rights and ensuring compassionate end-of-life care.
Area of Science:
- Medical Ethics
- Palliative Care Education
Context:
- Existing guidelines for end-of-life care are clear.
- A gap exists in healthcare professionals' attitudinal preparation.
Purpose:
- To highlight the necessity of specific training for physicians and nursing personnel.
- To address the inadequate preparation impacting patient rights.
Summary:
- Care for the dying requires self-knowledge, patient understanding, and virtues like patience, honesty, and courage.
- These characteristics, essential for true care, are often underdeveloped in healthcare professionals.
- Specific training is needed to cultivate these essential qualities in young physicians.
Impact:
- Improved protection of dying patients' rights.
- Enhanced quality of compassionate end-of-life care.
- Development of essential "caring" attributes in healthcare professionals.