Nurses’ views on ethical codes: a focus group study

Verpeet, Ellen; Casterlé, Bernadette Dierckx de; Arend, Arie van der; Gastmans, Chris

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03513.x

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“…44,45 However, nurses are often unfamiliar with codes of ethics and lack knowledge and awareness of these codes, partially due to the theoretical and vague nature of international and national codes for nurses. 44,46 Our review reveals that, from their personal experiences with nurses, cancer patients describe detailed and concrete characteristics of what makes a good nurse. Hence, our research findings may contribute to the concretization of codes of ethics for nurses, which will increase their applicability and relevance to daily nursing practice.…”

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Cancer Patients’ Perceptions of the Good Nurse: a Literature Review

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This article discusses findings from a mixed method literature review that investigated cancer patients' perceptions of what constitutes a good nurse. To find pertinent articles, we conducted a systematic key word search of five journal databases (1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008). The appli cation of carefully constructed inclusion criteria and critical appraisal identified 12 relevant articles. According to the patients, good nurses were shown to be characterized by specific, but inter-related, attitudes, skills and knowledge; they engage in person-toperson relationships, respect the uniqueness of patients, and provide support. Professional and trained skills as well as broad and specific nursing and non-nursing knowledge are important. The analysis revealed that these characteristics nurtured patient well-being, which manifests as optimism, trust, hope, support, confirmation, safety and comfort. Cancer patients' perceptions of what constitutes a good nurse represent an important source of knowledge that will enable the development of more comprehensive and practice-based views on good nursing care for such patients. These perceptions help us to understand how nurses effectively make a difference in cancer patient care.

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Cancer Patients’ Perceptions of the Good Nurse: a Literature Review

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“…Ethical codes express the values of the professional group and guidance for decision-making and behaviour 31,32 . Nurse's codes of ethics also provide a standard by which the practicing nurse is measured, specifically in cases of professional misconduct heard by a regulatory body.…”

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Nurses’ contributions to the resolution of ethical dilemmas in practice

2017

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Background: Complex and expensive treatment options have increased the frequency and emphasis of ethical decision making in healthcare. In order to meet these challenges effectively we need to identify how nurses contribute the resolution of these dilemmas. Aims:To identify the values, beliefs and contextual influences that inform decision making.To identify the contribution made by nurses in achieving the resolution of ethical dilemmas in practice.Design: An interpretive exploratory study was undertaken, eleven registered acute care nurses, working in a district general hospital in England were interviewed, using semi-structured interviews. In-depth content analysis of the data was undertaken via NVivo coding and thematic identification.

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“…Codes of ethics encourage reflection on nurses' practice as they help nurses to reflect ethically and enhance caring attitudes of nurses. [7,22,23,30] In the same respect, Fry and Johnstone encourage using the codes of ethics in daily nursing practice. [31] The researchers used a workbook contains essential background information on how to reflect ethically on nursing practice.…”

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Measuring changes in attitude, practice and knowledge of undergraduate nursing students after receiving an educational intervention in ethical comportment in critical care nursing

Asfour

Ahmed

Halim

2016

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Objective: Critical care nurses face some of the most daunting ethical challenges in clinical practice. Nurses who work in intensive care and emergency rooms, and other highly specialized settings must have the ability to recognize the various ethical issues they face in the care of patients daily and to be prepared to address them in collaboration with patients, families, colleagues and administrators. Ethical comportment skills are similar to clinical skills, in which they can be learned and can be improved over time through using of several strategies and appropriate role modeling. The aim of the work was to measure changes in attitude, practice and knowledge of undergraduate nursing students after receiving an educational intervention in ethical comportment in critical care nursing. Methods: The study design was a quasi-experimental research design. Setting: this study was conducted at Alexandria University, Faculty of Nursing, at Critical Care & Emergency Nursing Department. Subjects of this study included 70 nursing students who completed the study. The tool of this study is "ethical comportment in critical care nursing students' assessment tool". It is used to assess students' attitude, knowledge and practice regarding ethical comportment. Results: The levels of students' attitude, knowledge and practice towards items of ethical comportment increased after receiving an educational intervention in ethical comportment and the differences between attitude, knowledge and practice of student nurses towards items of ethical comportment pre and post the educational intervention were statistically significant. Conclusions: From the findings of the current study it can be concluded that performing an educational intervention in ethical comportment can help in developing ethical comportment skills in critical care nursing students. Recommendation: nurses training should begin in the undergraduate level and must focus on the development and promotion of attitudes from which and acts by which care is provided.

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Nurses’ views on ethical codes: a focus group study

Cited by 33 publications

References 20 publications

Cancer Patients’ Perceptions of the Good Nurse: a Literature Review

Cancer Patients’ Perceptions of the Good Nurse: a Literature Review

Nurses’ contributions to the resolution of ethical dilemmas in practice

Measuring changes in attitude, practice and knowledge of undergraduate nursing students after receiving an educational intervention in ethical comportment in critical care nursing

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