Ho, T. (2000). Ethical dilemmas in neonatal care. Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand, 6(7), 17–19.
Abstract: The author explores possible approaches to the ethical dilemma confronting nurses of critically ill premature infants with an uncertain or futile outcome despite aggressive neonatal intensive care. A case history illustrates the issues. The morality of nursing decisions based on deontological and utilitarian principles is examined, as are the concepts of beneficence and non-maleficence. A fusion of virtue ethics and the ethic of care is suggested as appropriate for ethical decision-making in the neonatal intensive care environment.
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Dredge, A. (1999). An insider's view of professional nursing and care management of the critically ill patient. Vision: A Journal of Nursing, 5(8), 13–16.
Abstract: This article explores the role of the registered nurse (RN) in the critical care environment. It presents the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as a unique environment, with a specific relationship to technology, and a history that mirrors scientific development. It explores the tensions for a caring profession with a distinct culture practising in a highly medicalised, acute environment, and affirms the value of quality human care.
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Turner, C. L. E. A process evaluation of a shared leadership model in an intensive care unit. Ph.D. thesis, , .
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