Document 0411
 DOCN  M9440411
 TI    Ethical issues in Australian hospitals.
 DT    9404
 AU    McNeill PM; Walters JD; Webster IW; School of Community Medicine,
       University of New South Wales,; Kensington.
 SO    Med J Aust. 1994 Jan 17;160(2):63-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94142624
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To identify the most common ethical issues of concern in
       Australian hospitals. DESIGN: A descriptive study using data collected
       by means of a questionnaire. PARTICIPANTS: Seven hundred and thirty-nine
       (74%) hospital administrators and employees nominated by hospital
       administrators in Australian public and private hospitals. RESULTS: Over
       half the respondents reported that ethical concerns had been raised in
       relation to: making not for resuscitation orders; the treatment of
       patients with HIV and AIDS; interprofessional conflict; and the
       allocation of resources. CONCLUSION: End of life concerns, patient
       autonomy issues, questions of resource distribution, and communication
       difficulties commonly raise ethical concerns in Australian hospitals.
 DE    Australia  Communication  Conflict (Psychology)  *Ethics, Institutional
       Health Care Rationing  Hospital Administrators  Hospitals,
       Private/*STANDARDS  Hospitals, Public/*STANDARDS  Human  HIV
       Infections/THERAPY  Interprofessional Relations  Patient Advocacy
       Personnel, Hospital  Questionnaires  Resuscitation Orders  Support,
       Non-U.S. Gov't  Terminal Care  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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