The moral sensitivity in palliative care to oncological patient

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18316/sdh.v9i1.6678

Keywords:

Oncology, Nursing ethics, Palliative care

Abstract

Objective: to understand the importance of moral sensitivity to deal with cancer patients under palliative care.

Materials and method: exploratory descriptive literature review using the LILACS database.

Results: the results were given through two categories: “palliative care for cancer patients and the nurse, patient and family relationship” and “moral sensitivity as a premise for making ethical decisions in favor of cancer patients under palliative care”.

Conclusion: moral sensitivity allows nurses to identify the moral component of each situation and to make the decision for the benefit of patients who are without prognosis with greater discernment, empathy, benevolence, love and compassion.

Author Biography

Edison Luiz Devos Barlem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG

Doutor em Enfermagem. Docente do PPGEnf/FURG.

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Published

2021-02-26

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2021)

Section

Artigos de Relato de Experiência

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