Nurses' moral deliberation in the child care process
Rev Bras Enferm. 2019 Dec;72(suppl 3):197-203.
doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0423.
[Article in
English,
Portuguese]
Affiliations
- 1 Universidade Federal da Bahia. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- 2 Universidade de São Paulo. São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
- 3 Universidade Complutense de Madrid. Madrid, Espanha.
Abstract
Objective:
To understand the nurses' moral deliberation in the face of an ethical problem involving breastfeeding.
Method:
Qualitative study based on the methodological theoretical framework of deliberative bioethics. Data collection was through a vignette-based interview and results were organized by thematic analysis.
Results:
Nurses tend to take over intermediate courses of action, although extreme courses of action are found as well.
Final considerations:
When they tend to take extreme courses of action, nurses approach decisions focused on the child welfare to the detriment of the mother's need as a working woman.
MeSH terms
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Breast Feeding / psychology
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Child Care / organization & administration
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Child Care / psychology*
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Child Care / trends
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Child, Preschool
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Decision Making
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Ethics, Nursing
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Moral Obligations*
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Nurses / psychology*
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Nurses / trends
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Qualitative Research