Differentiating between rights-based and relational ethical approaches.
When forced treatment in mental health care is under consideration, two approaches guide clinicians in their actions: the dominant rights-based approach and the relational ethical approach. We hypothesized that nurses with bachelor's degrees differentiate better between the two approaches than nurses without a degree. To test this hypothesis a survey was performed in major Slovenian health institutions. We found that nurses emphasize the importance of ethics and personal values, but 55.4% of all the nurse participants confused the two approaches. The results confirmed our hypothesis and indicate the importance of nurses' formal education, especially when caring for patients with mental illness.
University of Primorska, College of Health Care Izola, Slovenia.
Irena
I
Trobec
Majda
M
Herbst
Bostjan
B
Zvanut
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003068:Coercion; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D028781:Ethical Relativism; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000941:ethics* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000941:ethics*; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000941:ethics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D017524:Slovenia; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires