Clinical nurses' ethical decision making in situations of informed consent.
Based on responses to vignettes and semistructured interviews with 27 nurses working in two clinical settings, data were gathered focused on nurses' ethical decision making in situations of informed consent. A content analysis of the interviews revealed that the most potent variables at play in these situations were institutional and philosophical influences. Aspects of these influences are discussed.
Davis
A J
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Mental Health, Community and Administrative Nursing, University of California, San Francisco.
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003657:Decision Making; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007325:Institutional Practice