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The respectful nurse.

Ann Gallagher1

  • 1Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, Kingston University and St George's University of London, Sir Frank Lampl Building, Kingston Hill, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT2 7LB, UK. agallagh@hscs.sgul.ac.uk

Nursing Ethics
|April 27, 2007
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Understanding respect in nursing is crucial. This study defines respect as an active virtue, requiring both acknowledgment and engagement with the inherent value of patients, essential for contemporary nursing practice.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Ethics
  • Virtue Ethics

Background:

  • Respect is frequently mentioned in nursing codes and policies, but its practical meaning in daily practice remains unclear.
  • Existing professional guidelines are insufficient to address the complexities of demonstrating respect in contemporary nursing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the meaning and practical requirements of respect within everyday nursing practice.
  • To conceptualize respect as an active virtue with intellectual and ethical dimensions.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and conceptual analysis of respect in nursing.
  • Examination of Raz's philosophical arguments on encountering value.
  • Illustration through examples from nursing literature.

Main Results:

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  • Respect fundamentally concerns recognizing and valuing individuals.
  • Respect in nursing necessitates not only acknowledgment but also active engagement.
  • Respect can be understood as a hybrid virtue, integrating intellectual and ethical capacities.

Conclusions:

  • Respect in nursing is an active, hybrid virtue requiring both cognitive and ethical engagement.
  • Nurses need specific intellectual and ethical capabilities to practice respect effectively.
  • Further exploration is needed to fully operationalize respect in nursing care.