Sturdy for common things: cultivating moral sensemaking on the front lines of practice. Issue 4 (21st November 2011)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Browning, David M
• Is Part Of: Journal of medical ethics. Volume 38:Issue 4(2012)
• Page Start: 233
• Page End: 235
• Publication Date: 2011-11-21
• Subjects: Applied and professional ethics -- clinical ethics -- education -- education for healthcare professionals -- education/programs; Medical ethics -- Periodicals; 174.2
• DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2011-100084
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0306-6800

Abstract

Abstract : This essay argues that the field of bioethics should concern itself especially with the process of making moral sense that unfolds among clinicians, patients and family members during common but high-stakes conversations occurring on the front lines of practice. The essay outlines the parameters of a bioethics grounded in the moral experience of patients, families and practitioners. It challenges ethicists, educators, and clinician leaders to commit themselves to advocating and developing creative approaches to learning that will cultivate the moral sensibilities of frontline clinicians in this critically important domain of practice.