[Ethical dilemmas in ICU: contributions of Max Scheler's Theory of Values].
The study aimed to reflect, based on the theoretical framework of Max Scheler, about the ethical dilemmas experienced by nurses in the ICU, and about the values that guide their actions and decisions,. This is qualitative research, and ten ICU nurses have been interviewed at a university hospital. It was identified the experience of ethical dilemmas related to the terminality related to the limits of intervention and use of material resources, as well as the issue of blood transfusion in case of religious restrictions. The values identified were: respect, dignity of the patient, scientific knowledge, humility, passion for the profession and love of God. The theory of values is an important tool for nursing because it allows the approach of an ethics of humanizing praxis, especially in situations of ethical dilemmas.
Programa de Residência em Enfermagem em Oncologia, Instituto Nacional do Câncer, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Marlise Barros de
MB
Medeiros
Eliane Ramos
ER
Pereira
Rose Mary Costa Rosa Andrade
RM
Silva
Marcos Andrade
MA
Silva
D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000941:ethics*