Parents and professionals in the NICU: communication within the context of ethical decision making--an integrative review
Title
Parents and professionals in the NICU: communication within the context of ethical decision making--an integrative review
Creator
Ward FR
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Publisher
Neonatal Network
Date
2005
Subject
PedPal Lit; neonatal intensive care; Attitude to Health CanadaCommunication Cooperative BehaviorDecision Making/ethics Disabled Children/legislation & jurisprudence Europe Family Nursing/ethics/organization & administration/psychology Frustration Great Britain Humans Infant; Hospital/ethics/psychology Parents/education/psychology Patient Care Planning/ethics Patient-Centered Care/ethicsProfessional-Family Relations/ethics United States Withholding Treatment/ethics/legislation & jurisprudence; Neonatal/ethics/organization & administration/psychology Neonatal Nursing/ethics/organization & administration Nursing Methodology Research Nursing Staff; Newborn Informed Consent/ethics/psychology Intensive Care Units
Description
Communication between parents and professionals in the NICU is a necessary part of collaborative decision making in the provision of family-centered care. Decisions with ethical components, those regarding treatment plans or neonatal research enrollment, need to be made conjointly with parents and health care professionals. This article reviews the present state of knowledge of how parents' input can be facilitated in regard to decisions made about their children. Research studies involving decisions made with ethical components in the NICU since the advent of the Baby Doe regulations reveal parents' frustration with communication practices, their need for control of information, and the trust in their children's health care providers that is required to best facilitate their input into ethical decisions made about their children.
2005
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Journal Article
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Citation
Ward FR, “Parents and professionals in the NICU: communication within the context of ethical decision making--an integrative review,” Pediatric Palliative Care Library, accessed April 25, 2024, https://pedpalascnetlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/13276.