[Nursing ethics in the face of the refusal of nursing care]

Sarah Dauchy; Cécile Charles; Nelly Vérotte; Véronique Block; Virginie Adam

doi:10.1016/j.revinf.2016.08.002

[Nursing ethics in the face of the refusal of nursing care]

Rev Infirm. 2016 Oct:224:19-21. doi: 10.1016/j.revinf.2016.08.002.

[Article in French]

Authors

Sarah Dauchy¹, Cécile Charles², Nelly Vérotte³, Véronique Block⁴, Virginie Adam⁵

Affiliations

¹ Département de soins de support, Hôpital Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, 114, rue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France; Université Paris-Sud, ES3, équipe EA1610 du CHU de Saint-Louis à Paris, 15, rue Georges Clemenceau, 91400 Orsay, France. Electronic address: sarah.dauchy@gustaveroussy.fr.
² Unité de psycho-oncologie, Hôpital Gustave-Roussy, 114, rue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France.
³ Service juridique, Hôpital Gustave-Roussy, 114, rue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France.
⁴ Réseau régional de cancérologie Oncolor, 6, avenue de Bourgogne, CS30519, 54519, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
⁵ Service interdisciplinaire de Soins de Support, Centre Alexis Vautrin, 6, avenue de Bourgogne, CS30519, 54519, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.

PMID: 27719787
DOI: 10.1016/j.revinf.2016.08.002

Abstract

Caregivers can find themselves faced with a refusal of nursing care. A number of questions are then raised. While it is firstly important to understand the reasons for this refusal and what is at stake for the patient, there are a number of nursing strategies in place, not least of all dialogue and analysis. The role of the multi-disciplinary team is essential in such situations.

Keywords: analyse; analysis; caregiver; dialogue; patient; refus de soins; refusal of nursing care; soignant.

MeSH terms

Ethics, Nursing*
Humans
Treatment Refusal*