Nursing Problems and Obligations

Parsons, Sara E.

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“…In the past, subservience was considered as a nursing virtue, as we can see in the statements categorized under passive qualities of character. 46 The lower ratings given to passive qualities of character were compared with those of active qualities of character in all three countries. Active qualities of character comprise desirable qualities in professional practice.…”

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A Comparative Study of Chinese, American and Japanese Nurses’ Perceptions of Ethical Role Responsibilities

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This article reports a survey of nurses in different cultural settings to reveal their perceptions of ethical role responsibilities relevant to nursing practice. Drawing on the Confucian theory of ethics, the first section attempts to understand nursing ethics in the context of multiple role relationships. The second section reports the administration of the Role Responsibilities Questionnaire (RRQ) to a sample of nurses in China (n = 413), the USA (n = 163), and Japan (n = 667). Multidimensional preference analysis revealed the patterns of rankings given by the nurses to the statements they considered as important ethical responsibilities. The Chinese nurses were more virtue based in their perception of ethical responsibilities, the American nurses were more principle based, and the Japanese nurses were more care based. The findings indicate that the RRQ is a sensitive instrument for outlining the embedded sociocultural factors that influence nurses' perceptions of ethical responsibilities in the realities of nursing practice. This study could be important in the fostering of partnerships in international nursing ethics.

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Section: Nurses' Perceptions Of Ethical Responsibilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%