1. Reactions of Nursing Students When Faced With Violations of the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics
- Author
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Lisette Dorfman, Justine Anne Taddeo, and Katelyn M Wentworth
- Subjects
020205 medical informatics ,Patient privacy ,education ,MEDLINE ,02 engineering and technology ,Education ,03 medical and health sciences ,Nursing ,Codes of Ethics ,Ethics, Nursing ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Humans ,Enforcement ,Qualitative Research ,General Nursing ,Ethical code ,030504 nursing ,General Medicine ,American nurse association ,United States ,American Nurses' Association ,Students, Nursing ,0305 other medical science ,Psychology ,Clinical nursing ,Qualitative research - Abstract
A qualitative study was conducted with 10 nursing students to evaluate how students respond to breaches of standards of practice by clinical nurses. Statements were identified and analyzed with Colaizzi's method. Three main themes emerged: 1) Violations of the ANA Code of Ethics were witnessed by students (handling medications/equipment incorrectly, failing to comply with infection control, violating patient privacy). 2) Students were upset and felt they should have responded differently when witnessing a violation. 3) Students need preparation on how to react to violations of practice, with proper enforcement of practice within the clinical.
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- 2019