Why won't they accept help from supervisors?
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Many good ideas presented at training sessions are never implemented because of the natural tendency of participants to resist change and cling to established modes of behavior and thought.
Nursing leaders promoting the development and use of computerized databases such as the Nursing Minimum Data Set (NMDS) have not adequately addressed the complex ethical issues involved with computerized information systems. The purpose of this article is to describe the privacy issues involved with the NMDS. Moral considerations and principles guiding resolution of ethical issues concerning violations of patient privacy are discussed. A paradigm case is used to demonstrate the significance of privacy violations in computerized databases. Two security systems currently being considered in other disciplines are included for their relevance to the development of the NMDS. The broader implications concerning the impact of technology on preservation of human dignity and the quality of life are addressed.