Nursing and its Ethical Issues

Nursing and its Ethical Issues

Introduction

From Florence Nightingale, who thought that the nurse should try putting people at the best conditions for the nature can act on it, to the affirming modern concepts man that nursing meets the needs present in all individuals, it becomes clear that their job is to be alongside the suffering. This proximity and degree of understanding that develops from the situation of patients makes it very important to solve various conditions of health and disease, seek solutions and provide knowledge and technical skills to complement other professionals. The nursing scope extends to all ages, from birth to death and must constantly adapt mind the needs of each group. Although its traditional role has been and is recoverable sick care, in recent years 13 has acquired a special role in the terminal end through Palliative Care, seeking a better quality of life for patients with severe and progressive incurable diseases. The basic principles of Palliative Care on a humanistic perspective in the 60s, thereby substantially changed how to treat and act with terminally ill. Their efforts resulted in the development of the hospice movement, aimed at achieving a peaceful death without therapeutic unnecessary clutter and creating a climate of con- confidence, communication and intimacy, where the family resumed a relevant place near the patient (Shigeko, Hiroko, Chihoko & Emiko, 2012). It is now increasingly common to consider the patient terminal should be the main protagonist of their care, so our professional work is and will pursue their higher quality life with respect to his will. This approach, however, requires more staff involvement and, above all, greater preparation in the technical and human nursing in behavioral sciences, sociology, anthropology and medicine.

Discussion

Both death and birth, are the contours of existence are human and inexhaustible source of ultimate questions of meaning, that is, radical ideas about human nature and purpose. Cely Galindo believes "Birth and death in modernity, ethics deserve more attention whenever you have stopped be natural events to become artificial, for handling techno. With increasingly techno science accede to design more children to the letter, and the letter also decide how and when to give a final goodbye to the grandparents " Facing the end of life produces yields different feelings for the person who is in this situation, their families and the health care team that provides care. Cecily Saunders, British nurse, in the 60s, his work led to search for solutions specific to the needs of patients with terminal diseases, revolutionizing the concept of treatment of these patients and thus giving rise to the philosophy and principles of what today is known as palliative care (Miller & Han, 2008).

Palliative care is defined as the full and active attention of the person whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment, is provided by an interdisciplinary team and purpose is to provide the patient and family the best quality of life possible. WHO considers as its fundamental principles:

• Reaffirm the importance of life, considering death ...