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M P Matejski

Publications and source records attributed to M P Matejski.

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PubMed1985

The client base of nursing, 1920-1930.

History should serve two functions: it should provide a more complete picture of the development of civilization, and it should make us aware of our beginnings, where we stand today, and the direction in which we are heading. People are the dynamic element in history. This study provides a historical perspective of nursing through an investigation of social attitudes, economic status and educational opportunities in New England from 1920-1930. Theories from Clarke, Shryock and Baldridge were utilized. An analysis of historical data suggests that nursing educators need to address the current climate of opinion concerning nursing, to analyze the market place to determine the type nursing leaders needed to guide the future of nursing, and to re-evaluate the client-base of professional nursing with a view to attracting and retaining highly qualified people capable of achieving positive collegial relations with others while improving nursing autonomy.

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PubMed1982

Ethical issues in the health care system.

The purposes of this article are to discuss ethics and ethical principles as bases for decision making by health care professionals and to encourage dialogue among these professionals. Most people who begin a study of philosophy and ethics have philosophical beliefs; they have formed opinions about values and what constitutes ethical and moral behavior; they have ideas about autonomy and its place in the social structure. Advances in modern medical technology have, however, introduced new concerns among health care providers and consumers. Increased costs of provider services have tended to focus attention on costs and benefits of care, using monetary terms only. This article addresses the relation of ethics and morals to autonomy and the intertwining of specific concepts with costs and benefits to the consumer where costs to personal dignity and self-image are of particular importance. Included are a brief discussion of philosophical bases for decision making and definitions of terms common to the study of ethics.

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