Nurses, industrial action and ethics: considerations from the 2010 South African public-sector strike.
Nurs Ethics
; 20(7): 819-37, 2013 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Several important ethical dilemmas emerge when nurses join a public-sector strike. Such industrial action is commonplace in South Africa and was most notably illustrated by a national wage negotiation in 2010. Media coverage of the proceedings suggested unethical behaviour on the part of nurses, and further exploration is merited. Laws, policies and provisional codes are meant to guide nurses' behaviour during industrial action, while ethical theories can be used to further illuminate the role of nurses in industrial action. There are, however, important aspects to consider before judging whether nurses act unethically when striking. Following Loewy's suggestion that the nature of the work, the proceeding commitment of the nurse to the patient, the prevailing situation when the strike is planned and the person(s) who stand(s) to benefit from the strike be considered, coupled with a consideration of the South African historical socio-political context, important aspects of the ethics of nurses' behaviour in industrial action transpire.
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Assunto principal:
Salários e Benefícios
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Greve
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Setor Público
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Papel do Profissional de Enfermagem
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Ética em Enfermagem
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Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Article