IATROGENIA IN CARE OF NURSING: ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS AND CRIMINAL

Abstract

The iatrogenic is closely associated with cases of incompetence, recklessness or negligence. Thus arose the need for the nursing professionals to debate, since the subject is little discussed and disclosed. The problem is: what is the relationship between iatrogenesis committed to the ethical responsibility / criminal of Nurses? Objective: To identify the most frequent iatrogenesis that are affected by nursing professionals, and linking with appropriate ethical implications, the criminal charge nurses. The study is descriptive and exploratory nature, with a qualitative approach and literature held at Virtual Health Library The emerging categories were: types and causes of iatrogenesis committed by professional nurses and nurse's responsibility in the prevention of iatrogenic. Result: we see that the type of applicant is the most iatrogenic administration of medicine, with the causes: the delegation of care, not improving care and carried out mechanically. We conclude that we can’t win the iatrogenic but prevent it, knowing its implications and its consequences. Descriptors: Ethics, Iatrogenic, Nursing.