Research being done at the UCLA School of Nursing is showing that nurses can have a critical impact on the many ethical issues patients and their caregivers encounter in the growingly complex world of medicine. “Nurses are in a unique position to work within healthcare teams and influence the course of troubling ethical situations by being sensitive to early indicators of potentially difficult ethical questions,” said Carol Pavlish, Ph.D., RN, assistant professor at the UCLA School of Nursing. “Initiating early ethics consultation and intervention can greatly diminish the potential for patient and family suffering as well as for nurses’ moral distress.”
“Our study showed that unless ethically challenging situations are managed effectively, they often escalate into more complicated issues that erode confidence and result in compromised care,” said Pavlish. “Nurses are in a key position to recognize vulnerable patients, advocate on their behalf, and serve as an important liaison between the patient and other members of the caregiving team.” Business Wire
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