Is Conscientious Objection Possible in Nursing Care?

Boz, İlkay

doi:10.5336/mdethic.2019-70033

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“…Choosing the nursing profession unwillingly may lead to those nursing students and nurses being unhappy. Nurses' unhappiness is also reflected in patient care (Boz, 2020). One of the most important reasons for choosing nursing unwillingly is the ease of finding a job (Korkmaz & Ipekci, 2015).…”

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“…This is because conscience guides us through the decision‐making process, by helping us to distinguish right from wrong (Wogu et al, 2015). Conscience immediately warns the individual in cases where there is an obstacle to making the right decision, or the optimum time allocated to patient care is not sufficient (Boz, 2020; Lamb et al, 2019b). One of the most important reasons for this result, the curriculum for nursing students in Turkey does not include any elective or compulsory courses on conscientious intelligence.…”

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“…Moreover, it approves or disapproves of the behaviors of the individual after he or she makes a decision. Individuals experience peace of mind/emotional satisfaction when their behaviors are approved cognitively, they experience a guilty conscience, remorse, and emotional pain when their behaviors are disapproved (Boz, 2020). Given their working environment, nurses have numerous opportunities to provide effective nursing care that can affect people's lives.…”

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Have we been able to improve the conscientious intelligence levels of nursing students sufficiently?

Özcan

Yanmış

2021

Perspect Psychiatric Care

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Purpose: This study was aimed at comparing the conscientious intelligence levels of nursing students and determining the factors affecting their conscientious intelligence.Design and Methods: Two hundred and forty nursing students were involved in the study.Findings: There were no statistically significant differences between the first and fourth-year students in terms of the mean scores they obtained from the compassion, responsibility toward the creator, conscious awareness, and social sensitivity sub-dimensions. Of the students, those who chose the profession willingly, those who were women and those who did not perceive nursing as a profession just to earn money obtained higher mean scores in the Conscientious Intelligence Scale.Practice Implications: The results of the study revealed that Nurse Academics should make more attempts to improve students' conscientious intelligence.

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Yanmış

2021

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“…Conscientious conflict following conscientious distress results in conscientious objection (CO) in certain situations. 1,2 CO is a person's refusal to fulfill a legal obligation or duty due to their ethical values, religious beliefs, and ideological affiliations. 3 In nursing, it refers to a nurse's refusal to perform an action or participate in a certain situation based on their conscience.…”

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Nurses' attitudes toward, perceptions of, and experiences with conscientious objection

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Background Conscientious objection is a person’s refusal to fulfill a legal duty due to their ethical values, religious beliefs, or ideological affiliations. In nursing, it refers to a nurse’s refusal to perform an action or participate in a particular situation based on their conscience. Conscientious objection has become a highly contested topic in recent years. Research objectives This study had four objectives: (1) eliciting information on how Turkish nurses perceive conscientious objection, (2) revealing whether their moral beliefs affect the care they provide, (3) determining their experiences with conscientious objection, and (4) identifying existing or potential issues of conscientious objection. Research design This qualitative study collected data through semi-structured interviews. The data were analyzed using thematic content analysis. Participants The sample consisted of 21 nurses. Ethical considerations The study was approved by an ethics committee. Confidentiality and anonymity were guaranteed. Participation was voluntary. Findings The analysis revealed four themes: (1) universal values of nursing (professional values), (2) experiences with conscientious objection (refusing to provide care/not providing care), (3) possible effects of conscientious objection (positive and negative), and (4) scope of conscientious objection (grounded and groundless). Conclusion Participants did not want to provide care due to (1) patient characteristics or (2) their own religious and moral beliefs. Participants stated that conscientious objection should be limited in the case of moral dilemmas and accepted only if the healthcare team agreed on it. Further research is warranted to define conscientious objection and determine its possible effects, feasibility, and scope in Turkey.

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The effect of conscience perception on job satisfaction and care behaviours in nurses

Gulec,

Aslan

2024

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

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Is Conscientious Objection Possible in Nursing Care?

Cited by 4 publications

References 21 publications

Have we been able to improve the conscientious intelligence levels of nursing students sufficiently?

Have we been able to improve the conscientious intelligence levels of nursing students sufficiently?

Nurses' attitudes toward, perceptions of, and experiences with conscientious objection

The effect of conscience perception on job satisfaction and care behaviours in nurses

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