Registered nurses' understanding of truth-telling as practiced in the nursing-home

An Australian perspective

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ID3641908
AutoresAnthony G Tuckett, ANTHONY TUCKETT (0000-0002-7578-4271, The University of Queensland, autor de correspondencia)
Año2006
Volumen15
Número2
Páginas179-191
Fecha de publicación2006-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHealth Sociology Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1446-1242 • E-ISSN: 1839-3551
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.5172/hesr.2006.15.2.179
OpenAlexW1982698263
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas17

This article draws on an Australian research study using multiple qualitative methods to investigate ‘truth-telling’ in aged-care. Registered nurses understand truth-telling to be an instrumental practice in which information should be used as a means to avoid harm. The worth of truthfulness is therefore measured by its outcome(s). Truth-telling in nursing practice in the aged-care setting is primarily partial, edited, and stratal, and premised on ‘easing’ (harm avoidance) and ‘omitting’ (omission of detail). Moreover, truth-telling is premised on the view that residents’ families will be harmed by full disclosure and do not want, or need, bad news. Truth-telling in practice, underpinned by benevolent protectionism, means that non-disclosure aims to reduce the burden of harm(s). The practice of truth-omission however, contrasts with findings from other studies which suggest full-disclosure is beneficial to both patients and their relatives

Harm · Political science · Project commissioning · Psychoanalysis · Publishing · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Truth telling · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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