IMMORAL BEHAVIOR IN MEDICINE

Authors
Citation
P. Carmon et N. Tabak, IMMORAL BEHAVIOR IN MEDICINE, Nursing ethics, 4(2), 1997, pp. 115-122
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Nursing
Journal title
ISSN journal
09697330
Volume
4
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
115 - 122
Database
ISI
SICI code
0969-7330(1997)4:2<115:IBIM>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to emphasize a social phenomenon that exi sts in Israel: immoral medicine. In recent years, nurses have been exp osed to many instances of immoral medicine in hospitals. We want to pr otest about the demands for money from patients who are waiting for su rgical intervention, arouse the medical community's conscience concern ing these immoral activities, and improve professional and moral behav iour.