Moral Obligations
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Moral accountability and integrity in nursing practice.

29 Nov 2009 The therapeutic nature of the nurse-patient relationship is grounded in an ethic of caring. Florence Nightingale envisioned nursing as an art and a science...a blending of humanistic, caring presence with evidence-based knowledge and exquisite ... Read more...

Personal conscience and the problem of moral certitude.

29 Nov 2009 The moral practice of nursing requires the difficult work of discerning the best response to an ethical quandary. Determining the right course of action can rarely be discovered by assuming that one value, one theory, one point of view will always ... Read more...

Felt obligation to help others as a protective factor against losses in psychological well-being following functional decline in middle and later life.

11 Oct 2009 This study examined felt obligation to help others in two domains (close others and society) as protective factors against losses in psychological well-being following functional decline. Lagged-dependent regression models were estimated using data ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Moral Obligations'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Moral accountability and integrity in nursing practice. 29 Nov 2009
• Personal conscience and the problem of moral certitude. 29 Nov 2009
• Felt obligation to help others as a protective factor against losses in psychological well-being following functional decline in middle and later life. 11 Oct 2009
• Physician-assisted suicide. 29 Sep 2009
• Saving lives is more important than abstract moral concerns: financial incentives should be used to increase organ donation. 29 Sep 2009
• Child protection and the health professional: mandatory responding is our duty. 5 Sep 2009
• Access to fertility treatment by gays, lesbians, and unmarried persons. Sep 2009
• When it comes to HIV infection, some are more equal than others. 30 Aug 2009
• Autonomy, beneficence, and gezelligheid: lessons in moral theory from the Dutch. 30 Aug 2009
• Bioethics & human rights: access to health-related goods. 30 Aug 2009
• Emergency care in Afghanistan. 30 Aug 2009
• [Application of the Verena Tschudin decision model: ethical--moral decisions] 30 Aug 2009
• Ethical issues relating the the banking of umbilical cord blood in Mexico. 12 Aug 2009
• Autism, "recovery (to normalcy)", and the politics of hope. 30 Jul 2009
• Genetic testing in global developmental delay: the well-intended clinician and the principle of double effect. 30 Jul 2009
• Incorporating patients' spirituality into care using Gadow's ethical framework. 29 Jun 2009
• Guidelines for managing conscientious objection to blood transfusion. 29 Jun 2009
• Healthcare reform: a moral imperative, an economic necessity. 29 Jun 2009
• The obligation to participate in biomedical research. 29 Jun 2009
• The pediatric care crisis in Iraq. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Moral Obligations'

Definition: Duties that are based in ETHICS, rather than in law.

Descriptor UI: D028681

Alternative terms: Moral Obligations; Moral Obligation; Obligation, Moral; Obligations, Moral; Moral Duties; Duties, Moral; Duty, Moral; Moral Duty;

Tree Number: K01.316.630.595.500; K01.752.256.547.599.500;

History Note: 2002; use SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 1978-2001