title: [Palliative care for HIV/AIDS patients: bioethical principles adopted by nurses].
abstract: This study sought to investigate the principles of bioethics considered by nurses involved in research while caring for patients with HIV/Aids under palliative care. An exploratory study, with a qualitative approach, was conducted with twelve nurses in a public hospital in the municipality of João Pessoa in the State of Paraíba. A form was used for data collection and the empirical material was analyzed qualitatively using the content analysis technique. The following categories emerged from the qualitative analysis: Respect for the autonomy of HIV/Aids patients under palliative care; and Enhancement of the principles of charity, non-malevolence and justice in providing palliative care to HIV/Aids patients. The results revealed that the participants acknowledge the importance of bioethical principles while caring for patients with HIV/Aids under palliative care. The work provides a reflection on and elicits the pursuance of further studies which can contribute to improve the quality of life of these patients with care based on ethical principles.
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Estudo e Pesquisa em Bioética, Hospital Universitário Lauro Wanderley, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Campus I, Cidade universitária, 58.050-000 João Pessoa PB, Brazil. vaskoncelos.vaskoncelos@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Monica Ferreira
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: de Vasconcelos
authors.forename: Solange Fátima Geraldo
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: da Costa
authors.forename: Maria Emília Limeira
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Fátima Maria da Silva
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Abrão
authors.forename: Patricia Serpa de Souza
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Batista
authors.forename: Regina Celia
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000451:nursing; D026688:Bioethical Issues; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care