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01-08-2018 | Original Paper

Extending Awareness of Catholic Healthcare Ethics Among Junior Clinicians: A Qualitative Study

Authors: Clare O’Callaghan, Julia Trimboli, Xavier Symons, Margaret Staples, Emma Patterson, Natasha Michael

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 4/2018

Abstract

As Catholic healthcare organizations form a substantive part of healthcare delivery in the USA and Australia, ethical standards for Catholic health care were developed to guide practice. This study examined junior staff’s understanding of Catholic ethics. Using a qualitative descriptive design, we recruited 22 medical and nursing staff to interviews/focus groups. Though Catholic ethics seldom informed ethical approaches, the principles were acknowledged as being useful to support development of confident and respectful care approaches. Findings provide early insights into challenges faced in considering implementation of ethical codes across both secular and religious healthcare organizations, suggesting that a more creative and pastoral approach to dialoguing and implementing Catholic ethics is required.

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Title: Extending Awareness of Catholic Healthcare Ethics Among Junior Clinicians: A Qualitative Study
Authors: Clare O’Callaghan
Julia Trimboli
Xavier Symons
Margaret Staples
Emma Patterson
Natasha Michael
Publication date: 01-08-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 4/2018
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-017-0519-5

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