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Corroborating indicates nurses' ethical values in a geriatric ward.

Lise-Lotte Jonasson¹, Per-Erik Liss, Björn Westerlind

¹Department of Nursing Science, School of Health Sciences, University of Jönköping, Sweden.

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being

|September 21, 2011

Summary

Nurses’ ethical values in geriatric care involve "corroborating" older patients through consideration, connection, and care, upholding their autonomy and well-being. This approach enhances nursing ethics and patient integrity.

Keywords:

Ethical values geriatric wards grounded theory nurses' behaviour nursing ethics

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Area of Science:

Geriatric Nursing
Bioethics
Qualitative Research

Background:

Ethical values in nursing practice, particularly with older patients, are often vaguely described.
Existing ethical frameworks like autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice provide a basis, but practical application in caring encounters needs further exploration.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify and describe nurses' ethical values as manifested in their behavior during interactions with older patients in a geriatric clinic.
To explore how these values contribute to the ethical dimensions of caring practice.

Main Methods:

Grounded Theory methodology was employed.
Data collection involved 65 observations and follow-up interviews with 20 nurses.
Constant comparative analysis was used for data analysis.

Main Results:

Three core categories emerged: showing consideration, connecting, and caring for.
These categories formed the basis of the core category: "Corroborating."
"Corroborating" emphasizes supporting the patient's integrity and self-determination, aligning with the autonomy principle and involving interaction and care.

Conclusions:

The findings suggest that "corroborating"—encompassing consideration, connection, and care—is central to upholding older patients' autonomy, beneficence, and non-maleficence.
Further research is needed to develop high standards of nursing care that effectively corroborate older patients.
The principle of justice was not explicitly identified as a distinct nursing action but was observed through equivalent treatment for all patients.