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Nursing under the influence: a relational ethics perspective.

Diane Kunyk1, Wendy Austin

  • 1University of Alberta, Canada. diane.kunyk@ualberta.ca

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Nurses struggling with untreated addiction pose risks to patient safety and their own health. Addressing this requires genuine, ethically grounded responses that consider organizational support and the practice environment.

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Published on: February 16, 2011

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Ethics
  • Healthcare Professionalism
  • Addiction in Healthcare

Background:

  • Active, untreated addiction among nurses can jeopardize patient safety and endanger the nurse's well-being.
  • There is a moral imperative for nurses to respond authentically to colleagues and patients.
  • Relational ethics provides a framework for understanding and addressing this complex issue.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the ethical dimensions of nurses working under the influence of untreated addiction.
  • To examine how nursing organizational responses and the practice environment shape this situation.
  • To identify authentic actions for addressing nursing practice when nurses are impaired.

Main Methods:

  • Guided by core elements of relational ethics.
  • Contemplation of nursing organizational responses and the practice environment.
  • Examination of the relational space within nursing practice.

Main Results:

  • The approach highlights the importance of aligning actions with core nursing values.
  • It acknowledges the interdependence of nurses.
  • It emphasizes the role of the nursing organization as a moral agent.

Conclusions:

  • Healing the tension between moral responsibilities is possible by examining the relational space.
  • Ongoing discourse is necessary to determine authentic actions for nurses practicing while impaired.
  • Ethical considerations and organizational support are crucial for addressing nurse addiction.