Ethics in nursing, education, research and management: Perspectives from Europe

Author(s): Tadd, Win (Ed.)
Document type: Book
Year: 2003
Pages: 240
Source: Publishing house: Palgrave Macmillan (Basingstoke)
Language(s): English

Classification

National background: Germany, Europe, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, The Netherlands, Sweden
Category: EU Training Material for Research Ethics
Subject areas: Human experimentation
Focus: Sub-focus: embedded in ethics in nursing
Content: Cultural specifics; Ethical theories; Important codes; Normative reflections
Issues touched: Autonomy, respect, informed consent, subjects unable to consent, role of representatives Beneficence, non-maleficence, risk for the subject Justice, benefits/burdens, research without benefit for the subject, placebos/standard therapy Social impact of research, economic benefits, risks for third parties Social background of research, conflicts of interest, researcher vs. doctor, commercialisation Ethics committees, research protocols
Audience: nurses, educators/managers of nurses, students of nursing
Classification remarks: The main focus of the articles presented in the book is on "ethics in nursing". Part II (chapters 6 and 7) deals especially with research. However, only chapter 7 "Research Ethics Committees and the Nurse's Role" deals directly with "research ethics". The main aspects here are the roles of nurses in research and possible conflicts resulting from different roles.

Estimation

Theoretical quality remarks: The book provides 5 chapters on philosophical theories and different approaches, with a special focus on "continental philosophy". The chapter on "research ethics" focuses on different roles nurses can have in the research process and possible conflict of interest.
Didactical quality: Didactically prepared material
Didactical quality remarks: The presentation of philosophical theories might not always be easy to follow for non-philosophers.
Overall estimation: worth considering
Estimation remarks: The authors stress a European perspective. Especially the comparison of different European countries might be of interest for nurses as well as for teachers/managers of nurses. Although research ethics is only one issue within the text, it is worth considering: Different roles and the possibility of conflict of interest are important aspects of research ethics.