COVID-19和护士的伦理问题:两个欧洲国家的比较
Gerli Usberg1,2, Marco Clari3, Alessio Conti3
1University of Tartu.
Nursing ethics
|June 5, 2024
概括
爱沙尼亚和意大利的护士在COVID-19大流行期间面临着不同的伦理挑战. 了解这些不同的问题对于在未来的健康危机中支持道德护理至关重要.
科学领域:
- 护理伦理学 护理伦理学
- 全球健康 全球健康
- 全球流行病应对行动
背景情况:
- 在全球范围内,COVID-19大流行给护士带来了前所未有的伦理困境.
- 意大利经历了严重的第一波疫情,而爱沙尼亚保持了较低的感染率,这表明在护理伦理问题上存在潜在的差异.
- 护士在为所有患者提供护理方面面临挑战,而不仅仅是那些患有COVID-19的患者.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较和描述爱沙尼亚和意大利护士在COVID-19大流行初期遇到的伦理问题.
- 确定护士在不同流行病背景下面临的国家特定的伦理挑战.
主要方法:
- 通过使用"COVID-19紧急情况对护理服务的影响"问卷进行了跨部门调查.
- 1098名护士 (来自爱沙尼亚的162名,来自意大利的936名) 参加,在2020年第一波疫情期间通过便利抽样招募.
- 在收集数据之前获得了知情同意,并获得了研究伦理的批准.
主要成果:
- 爱沙尼亚护士最频繁地报告了专业沟通和确保非COVID-19患者获得护理的问题.
- 意大利护士经常遇到与终身护理和个人感染风险相关的伦理问题.
- 与照顾非COVID-19患者相比,照顾COVID-19患者的意大利护士报告了患者优先级和终身护理方面的问题明显更多.
结论:
- 爱沙尼亚和意大利的护士在第一个COVID-19浪潮期间由于不同的临床背景而经历了不同的伦理问题.
- 当地环境因素在健康危机期间显著影响护士的伦理决策.
- 解决这些特定环境的伦理挑战对于支持护士和确保在未来的流行病期间照顾患者至关重要.
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