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Environments that support ethical practice

C H Rushton1, J A Brooks-Brunn

  • 1Johns Hopkins University and Children's Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.

New Horizons (Baltimore, Md.)
|February 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Improving end-of-life care requires addressing flaws in our healthcare system. Focusing on organizational culture in critical care can foster ethical practices and improve patient and family experiences.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare systems research
  • Medical ethics
  • Palliative care

Background:

  • The current healthcare system faces significant challenges in delivering high-quality end-of-life care.
  • Effective end-of-life care necessitates integrating personal, professional, and societal values and practices.
  • The critical care environment presents unique challenges and opportunities for improving end-of-life care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the critical care environment's role in end-of-life care.
  • To identify strategies for enhancing organizational culture to support ethical end-of-life practices.
  • To promote healing and humane care for dying patients and their families.

Main Methods:

  • Discussion of inter-related components fostering ethical thinking, decision-making, and behaviors.
  • Focus on organizational culture within the critical care setting.
  • Exploration of individual agency, collaboration, and educational resources.

Main Results:

  • Organizational culture significantly impacts the provision of ethical end-of-life care.
  • Key elements for improvement include fostering individual agency, promoting collaboration, and enhancing educational resources.
  • A supportive environment encourages ethical practice rather than suppressing it.

Conclusions:

  • Transforming organizational culture is crucial for improving end-of-life care in critical settings.
  • Every healthcare team member must actively promote ethical practices.
  • The ultimate goal is to ensure healing and humane end-of-life care for all patients and families.

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