THE PRACTICE OF NURSING: A REFLECTION IN THE LIGHT OF KANTIAN THEORY AND THE CODE OF ETHICS

Authors

  • Anajás da Silva Cardoso
  • Nathalia Costa Gonzaga
  • Carla Campos Muniz Medeiros

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v17i1.26394

Keywords:

Nursing ethics, Rehabilitation, Philosophy in nursing.

Abstract

A qualitative, reflexive study based on a life story described in the book Re(socialization) of the person with an acquired handicap: the process, the people and the masks, which deals with the rehabilitation process of people with medullar lesions. This study seeks to reflect on the performance of a nursing team throughout this personal and social (re)construction in the light of Kantian Theory and the Brazilian Code of Professional Ethics in Nursing. The process of adaptive reaction to the person’s new situation, i.e. as a person with a medullar lesion, permits reflection on the necessity for better qualification and humanization of the care provided by the healthcare professionals who work with this patient group, especially the nursing team, due to the care-actions given and to the full-time nature of the nursing contact, which makes them more likely to commit harmful errors.

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Published

2012-03-31

How to Cite

Cardoso, A. da S., Gonzaga, N. C., & Medeiros, C. C. M. (2012). THE PRACTICE OF NURSING: A REFLECTION IN THE LIGHT OF KANTIAN THEORY AND THE CODE OF ETHICS. Cogitare Enfermagem, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v17i1.26394

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2012)

Section

REVIEW

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