Ethics in Perioperative Practice-Patient Advocacy

摘要: ABSTRACT Though often difficult, ethical decision making is necessary when caring for surgical patients. Perioperative nurses have to recognize dilemmas and be prepared take action based on the code outlined in American Nurses Association's (ANA's) Code of Ethics with Interpretive Statements. In this second a nine-part series that will help perioperative relate ANA their own area practice, author looks at third provision statement, which addresses nurses' position as patient advocates. AORN J 75 (May 2002) 941–949.