title: Turning the Tables.
abstract: In bioethics, the concept of vulnerability is applied almost exclusively to research participants and patients. We turn the tables and apply the concept to nurses caring for anorexia nervosa (AN) sufferers. In doing so, and using results from a qualitative research study undertaken in the UK, we show that AN nurses face a significant probability of incurring identifiable harms (inauthentic relationships and nonreciprocal relationships). Some recommendations on how these harms can be avoided or mitigated are given, but further research is needed.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Doris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schroeder
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D064406:Patient Harm / Q000941:ethics* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: anorexia nervosa; nursing; therapeutic relationships; vulnerability