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The Ethics of Ordinary Time
Author(s) -
Luthringer George F.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
nutrition in clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1941-2452
pISSN - 0884-5336
DOI - 10.1177/088453369100600303
Subject(s) - medicine , drama , core (optical fiber) , nursing , engineering ethics , art , materials science , literature , engineering , composite material
The Cruzan case portrayed ethics as high drama, an intense public struggle over the central issue of when it is right to withdraw nutrition support. There are, however, other, quieter ethical struggles that confront nutrition support teams daily and reach to the very core of each individual's integrity and character. These recurring dilemmas are no less powerful in their impact upon patient care and caregivers and no less potentially destructive to relationships and self‐esteem. This is ethics in ordinary time.