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Ethical issues in hospital-based nursing practice

A Omery1, E Henneman, B Billet

  • 1UCLA Medical Center, USA.

The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
|April 1, 1995
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Hospital nurses frequently encounter ethical challenges, particularly concerning pain management. Over nine years, ethical issues related to morphine drips notably increased, highlighting evolving nursing practice concerns.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Ethics
  • Bioethics
  • Healthcare Practice

Background:

  • Professional nursing ethics provide standards for moral behavior in nursing.
  • Adequate professional ethics must encompass issues relevant to the nursing profession.
  • Understanding nurses' ethical challenges is crucial for professional development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify ethical issues faced by hospital-based nurses.
  • To examine changes in ethical issues over time.
  • To determine if ethical issues vary by specialty, position, age, education, or experience.

Main Methods:

  • Descriptive study design.
  • Survey data collected from 794 nurses across five occasions over 9 years.
  • Analysis using descriptive and chi-squared statistics.

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Main Results:

  • Pain relief and management was the most common ethical issue reported by nurses.
  • A significant increase in ethical issues concerning morphine drips was observed over the study period.
  • No significant differences in ethical issues were found based on specialty, position, age, education, or years in practice.

Conclusions:

  • Pain management remains a primary ethical concern for hospital nurses.
  • The increasing prevalence of ethical issues related to morphine drips suggests a need for updated guidelines or education.
  • Further research is warranted for the development of a normative nursing ethic that addresses contemporary challenges.