RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Nursing in asylum seeker detention in Australia: care, rights and witnessing
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 546
OP 551
DO 10.1136/jme.2009.029827
VO 35
IS 9
A1 D Zion
A1 L Briskman
A1 B Loff
YR 2009
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/35/9/546.abstract
AB The system of asylum seeker detention in Australia is one in which those seeking refuge are stripped of many of their rights, including the right to health. This presents serious ethical problems for healthcare providers working within this system. In this article we describe asylum seeker detention and analyse the role of nurses. We discuss how far an “ethics of care” and witnessing the suffering of asylum seekers can serve to improve their situation and improve ethical nursing practice.