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Stigmatization in nursing: Theoretical pathways and implications.

Darcy Copeland^1,2

¹University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, USA.

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|June 24, 2021

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Patient stigmatization in nursing compromises care and violates ethics. Understanding theoretical pathways like relabeling and moral disengagement is key to preventing this issue and improving patient outcomes.

Keywords:

ethics formation nurse roles professional identity social theory socialization stigma therapeutic relationships

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Medical Ethics
Social Psychology

Background:

Patient stigmatization in nursing leads to suboptimal care and poor outcomes.
Stigmatization violates the nursing code of ethics.
Understanding the development of stigmatization is crucial for its elimination.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose theoretical pathways explaining the development of patient stigmatization in nursing.
To explore the implications of these pathways on professional socialization, formation, and identity.

Main Methods:

Conceptual understanding of stigma.
Application of theories: professional socialization, professional formation, symbolic interactionism, and social cognitive theory.
Proposal of two developmental pathways: relabeling/role-taking and moral disengagement.

Main Results:

Two theoretical pathways, relabeling/role-taking and moral disengagement, are proposed to explain patient stigmatization in nursing.
These pathways impact professional socialization, formation, and the development of professional identity.

Conclusions:

Addressing stigmatization requires reframing behavioral expectations, eliminating labeling, and fostering empathy.
Cultivating ethical comportment and moral maturity during nursing education is essential.
Interventions focused on these areas can reduce patient stigmatization by nurses.