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Conscience, conscientious objection, and nursing: A concept analysis.

Christina Lamb1, Marilyn Evans1, Yolanda Babenko-Mould1

  • 1Western University, Canada.

Nursing Ethics
|April 13, 2017
PubMed
Summary

Nurses need strategies for ethical dilemmas. Conscience and conscientious objection offer pathways for ethical nursing practice, though further research is needed to understand their impact on nurses in diverse settings.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Ethics
  • Bioethics
  • Professional Ethics

Background:

  • Ethical nursing practice faces increasing challenges, necessitating effective strategies for ethical dilemmas.
  • Conscientious objection is a strategy to address nurses' personal ethical conflicts related to conscience.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the concepts of conscience and conscientious objection within the nursing context.
  • To explore the implications of conscience and conscientious objection for ethical nursing practice, research, and education.

Main Methods:

  • Concept analysis utilizing the Walker and Avant methodology.
  • Literature retrieval from Philosopher's Index, PubMed, and CINAHL without date restrictions.

Main Results:

Keywords:
Concept analysisconscienceconscientious objectionethicsnursing practice

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  • Little is known about conscientious objection in relation to conscience for nurses, despite their presence in ethics literature and nursing codes.
  • The precise meaning and impact of conscience and conscientious objection on nursing education and practice remain unclear for nurses.

Conclusions:

  • Conscience and conscientious objection are relevant to ethical nursing practice, with conscientious objection offering a path to ethical transparency.
  • Further exploration of conscience is needed within the context of conscientious objection.
  • Additional research is warranted to understand nurses' responses to conscience concerns in morally pluralistic environments.