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'Shitty nursing' - The new normal?

David A Richards1, Gunilla Borglin2

  • 1University of Exeter, College of Medicine and Health, St Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK.

International Journal of Nursing Studies
|March 5, 2019
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Modern nursing may be failing patients, with poor care potentially becoming the norm. The nursing profession must take responsibility and implement changes for improvement.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Healthcare Quality
  • Professional Ethics

Background:

  • Concerns exist regarding the quality of modern nursing care.
  • Personal patient experiences and existing literature suggest potential systemic issues within the profession.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically examine the state of contemporary nursing care.
  • To challenge the profession to address the possibility that substandard care is becoming normalized.
  • To stimulate a much-needed debate on nursing practice and accountability.

Main Methods:

  • A critical review of personal patient experiences.
  • Analysis of published literature on nursing standards.
  • Examination of the gap in fundamental care delivery between assistant and registered nurses.
Keywords:
Fundamental careNursing carePatient experienceQuality

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Main Results:

  • Poor nursing care may be more prevalent than previously acknowledged, potentially representing a 'new normal'.
  • A widening gap exists in meeting patients' fundamental care needs.
  • The nursing profession, encompassing all its roles, must accept accountability rather than solely relying on contextual factors.

Conclusions:

  • A mature nursing profession needs to acknowledge and address its own failings.
  • A path forward involves reconciliation, refocusing efforts, and further research, guided by professional humility.
  • The ultimate goal is to ensure high-quality nursing care becomes the standard, not the exception.