Relational Narratives: solving an ethical dilemma concerning an individual's insurance policy

Nursing Ethics 7 (2):148-157 (2000)
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Decisions based on ethics confront nurses daily. In this account, a cardiac nurse struggles with the challenge of securing health care benefits for Justin, a patient within the American system of health care. An exercise therapy that is important for his well-being is denied. The patient’s nurse and an interested insurance agent develop a working relationship, resulting in a relational narrative based on Justin’s care. Gadow’s concept of a relational narrative and Keller’s concept of a relational autonomy guide this particular case. As an ethics framework influenced by feminist ethical theory, Gadow’s, Keller’s and Tisdale’s ideas demonstrate the fluidity with which the nurse and others can work while maintaining both autonomy and engagement without being self-sacrificing

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Autonomy, Integrity, and Care.Victoria Davion - 1993 - Social Theory and Practice 19 (2):161-182.
Aging as Death Rehearsal: The Oppressiveness of Reason.Sally Gadow - 1996 - Journal of Clinical Ethics 7 (1):35-40.

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