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Kara Schick Makaroff1, Janet Storch2, Bernie Pauly2
1University of Alberta, Canada kara.schickmakaroff@ualberta.ca.
Nursing Ethics
|January 15, 2014
Summary
Ethical nursing leadership requires responsiveness to practitioners and their environment. Formal nurse leaders are crucial for supporting ethical practice at the point of care.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Leadership
- Bioethics
- Healthcare Management
Background:
- Ethical leadership in nursing has seen a decline in attention over recent decades.
- There is a need to re-examine the foundational principles of ethical nursing leadership.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore frontline nurses' and formal nurse leaders' perceptions of ethical nursing leadership.
- To synthesize existing research on ethical nursing leadership.
Main Methods:
- A meta-ethnography approach was employed.
- Analysis and synthesis of four qualitative studies on ethical nursing leadership.
Main Results:
- Ethical nursing leadership must be responsive to both practitioners and the broader healthcare system.
- Effective ethical leadership involves mutual support to enhance ethical practice and dialogue.
Conclusions:
- Formal nurse leaders have a vital role in ethical leadership and supporting ethical nursing practice.
- The importance of ethical leadership at the patient care level is often underestimated.
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