Recently added articles from Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice:
The Relationship of Education and Moral Reasoning to Ethical Practice: A Meta-Analysis of Quantitative Studies
Jan 01, 2001; ... This meta-analytic article of quantitative studies is aimed at summarizing knowledge gained on ethical practice for the period of 1987 to 1997 and at suggesting directions for future research. It specifically investigated the relationships of education and moral reasoning to ethical practice, ...
Response to "The Relationship of Education and Moral Reasoning to Ethical Practice: A Meta-Analysis of Quantitative Studies"
Jan 01, 2001; ... Rapid changes in health care, especially technology, have created a myriad of dilemmas that professional nurses must face in everyday practice when caring for patients ranging from the 12-ounce premature infant to the 80-year-old undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. When these changes are ...
Clinical Sensitivity: The Inseparability of Ethical Perceptiveness and Clinical Knowledge
Jan 01, 2001; ... This article argues that there is an important connection between ethical sensitivity and clinical competency in nursing. This is more than a defense for ethical attitudes and virtues in clinical practice, however. I will show in what way ethical sensitivity is important not only to moral ...
Response to "Clinical Sensitivity: The Inseparability of Ethical Perceptiveness and Clinical Knowledge"
Jan 01, 2001; ... Per Nortvedt offers a compelling argument in support of the moral nature of clinical encounters. He claims that ethical sensitivity is a precondition for clinical understanding; he argues that such sensitivity is pre-theoretical and relies on human receptivity and empathic awareness. While ...
Feminism and Public Health Nursing: Partners for Health
Jan 01, 2001; ... It is a well-known fact that nursing and feminism have enjoyed an uneasy alliance. In recent years, however, nursing has begun to recognize the importance of feminism. Nevertheless, the literature still rarely addresses the relevance of feminism for public health nursing. In this article, I ...