title: Ethical reflection in an organisational and technological world.
abstract: The concept of the nurse-patient relationship has received extensive analysis in recent years (Armstrong 1983, Liaschenko 1995). In recognising the moral complexity of every nurse-patient interaction (Wurzbach 1999), there is, however, a hint here that the whole nursing enterprise, involving as it does carer and cared-for, extends beyond considerations of knowledge (skills) and technical application. Instead, the moral perspective of nursing needs to consider carefully the dynamics of a continuum involving the contribution of means (nursing) towards a moral end (patient welfare).
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McKie
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D011786:Quality Control; D006113:United Kingdom