Factors affecting conscience-based nursing practices: A qualitative study
Background:Conscience is a guiding factor in nursing practice for delivering the ultimate care. In order to expand the concept of conscience-based care, factors affecting conscience in nursing practice need to be identified.Objectives:The current study assessed nurses’ experiences to explore factors...
| Published in: | Nursing ethics |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2019
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| In: |
Nursing ethics
Year: 2019, Volume: 26, Issue: 5, Pages: 1350-1360 |
| Further subjects: | B
Nursing Care
B Content Analysis B Qualitative Study B Conscience |
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| Summary: | Background:Conscience is a guiding factor in nursing practice for delivering the ultimate care. In order to expand the concept of conscience-based care, factors affecting conscience in nursing practice need to be identified.Objectives:The current study assessed nurses’ experiences to explore factors affecting conscience in nursing practice.Research design:This qualitative content analysis study employed purposive sampling to reach 14 nurses working at educational hospitals in Tabriz and Urmia, Iran. Data were analyzed using inductive and conventional analysis.Ethical considerations:This research was approved by the Ethics Committee of Urmia University of Medical Science. Voluntary participation, anonymity, and confidentiality were considered.Finding:Two themes emerged from our analysis for enhancing conscience in nursing practices, including environment of professional performance and personal factors.Discussion:The two important factors for enhancing conscience in nursing practice are environment and personal factors.Conclusion:It is necessary to emphasize on religious beliefs, professional commitment, and communication skills in educational training structure. Also, establishing appropriate management systems will help nurses to provide moral care. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-0989 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Nursing ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0969733018761173 |