1996
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7067.1249
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An Ethical Dilemma: A nurse is suspended

Abstract: A day hospital sister was suspended and given afinalformal warningfor obeying the request of her consultant to give a patient tranquilising medication in disguise. Though a disciplinary inquiry exonerated the consultant, the action on the nurse has not been rescinded. This case questions the authority of the multidisciplinary team and the role of nursing managers. We asked two geriatricians andforensic scientists to comment on the case.

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“…Precedents have been set whereby nurses have been suspended for following medical instructions, even for an act considered justified by the family. 23 The nursing regulatory body, the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (UKCC), does not produce guidelines on this subject, but does emphasise the importance of local policies, based on best practice, to promote consistency and avoid professional unease. 24…”
Section: Methods Of Terminal Care Employed Unitsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Precedents have been set whereby nurses have been suspended for following medical instructions, even for an act considered justified by the family. 23 The nursing regulatory body, the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (UKCC), does not produce guidelines on this subject, but does emphasise the importance of local policies, based on best practice, to promote consistency and avoid professional unease. 24…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The chief nurse did not contact the consultant. 3 Evidently there are ethical concerns regarding the treatment of the patient, but what of the treatment of the nurse in this case? To my knowledge, few nursing voices have raised this particular case as being in need of some further discussion.…”
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“…1249-50). 3 The published account indicates that the following day the patient was 'back to himself'. He agreed to electroencephalographic investigation, which supported the diagnosis of a temporal lobe focus.…”
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