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ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2015

Ethical issues recognized by critical care nurses in the intensive care units of a tertiary hospital during two separate periods.

Dong Won Park, Jae Young Moon, Eun Yong Ku, Sun Jong Kim, Young-Mo Koo, Ock-Joo Kim, Soon Haeng Lee, Min-Woo Jo, Chae-Man Lim, John David Armstrong and 1 more

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Article in Journal of Korean medical science, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Intensive Care Residents' Views Regarding Ethical Issues and Practices.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2022
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  4. Ethical Attitudes of Intensive Care Nurses during Clinical Practice and Affecting Factors.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2022
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  5. Ethics in the Intensive Care Unit.Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases · 2015
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Dong Won ParkDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-4538-6045
Jae Young MoonDepartment of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University College of Medicine. Daejeon, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8724-6289
Eun Yong KuDepartment of Nursing, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.
Sun Jong KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3237-4499
Young-Mo KooDepartment of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-3736-5797
Ock-Joo KimDepartment of Medical History and Medical Humanities, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4095-4768
Soon Haeng LeeDepartment of Nursing, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Min-Woo JoDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-4574-1318
Chae-Man LimDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5400-6588
John David ArmstrongNational Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Younsuck KohDepartment of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ; Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5066-2027
Ulsan College · KRKonkuk University · KRChungnam National University · KRHanyang University · KRNational Jewish Health · USNew Generation University College · ETUniversity of Ulsan · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This research aimed to investigate the changes in ethical issues in everyday clinical practice recognized by critical care nurses during two observation periods. We conducted a retrospective analysis of data obtained by prospective questionnaire surveys of nurses in the intensive care units (ICU) of a tertiary university-affiliated hospital in Seoul, Korea. Data were collected prospectively during two different periods, February 2002-January 2003 (Period 1) and August 2011-July 2012 (Period 2). Significantly fewer cases with ethical issues were reported in Period 2 than in Period 1 (89 cases [2.1%] of 4,291 ICU admissions vs. 51 [0.5%] of 9,302 ICU admissions, respectively; P < 0.001). The highest incidence of cases with identified ethical issues in both Periods occurred in MICU. The major source of ethical issues in Periods 1 and 2 was behavior-related. Among behaviorrelated issues, inappropriate healthcare professional behavior was predominant in both periods and mainly involved resident physicians. Ethical issue numbers regarding end-oflife (EOL) care significantly decreased in the proportion with respect to ethical issues during Period 2 (P = 0.044). In conclusion, the decreased incidence of cases with identified ethical issues in Period 2 might be associated with ethical enhancement related with EOL and improvements in the ICU care environment of the studied hospital. However, behaviorrelated issues involving resident physicians represent a considerable proportion of ethical issues encountered by critical care nurses. A systemic approach to solve behavior-related issues of resident physicians seems to be required to enhance an ethical environment in the studied ICU.

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Intensive Care UnitsCritical Care NursingHumansNursesRetrospective StudiesTerminal CareTertiary Care CentersBehaviorCritical CareEthicsIntensive Care UnitsNursesQuestionnaires

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