Future Direction of Nursing Education in Pakistani Context

Bibi, Rabia; Khan, Roheeda Amanullah; Noreen, Nusrat

doi:10.11648/j.her.20200501.12

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“…National bioethics committee, which was established by Government of Pakistan in 2004 for regulating and promoting Healthcare Ethics in Pakistan through its two sub-committees: Medical Ethics Committee and Research Ethics Committee (Shekhani, Iqbal, & Jafarey, 2021). Pakistan Medical Commission and Pakistan Nursing Council are statutory and regulatory authorities for the medical and nursing professionals in Pakistan (Bibi, Khan, & Noreen, 2020). Despite these promoting and regulatory bodies, practice of Healthcare Ethics is still hampered.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Healthcare Ethics Among Doctors Working in Selected Hospitals of Pakistan: An Online Survey

Rehman

Khan

Anwar

2022

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In healthcare professionals should possess sufficient knowledge of ethics and they should practice ethics with positive attitudes. However, review of literature shows that the healthcare ethics are neglected inside Pakistan. Keeping this in mind, this study has examined knowledge level, attitude type and nature of practice regarding Healthcare Ethics among doctors working in selected hospitals of Pakistan. Using the Cross-sectional design, data was collected from (n=544) doctors through an online self-reported questionnaire. Data were analyzed over descriptive and inferential statistics. The results revealed that doctors possessed sufficient knowledge about healthcare ethics. For such reasons, the doctors had adopted good ethical practices. Knowledge level, attitudinal patterns & types of practices varied according to sociodemographic characteristics. Also, sociodemographic variables were significantly associated with three dimensions of Healthcare Ethics. Findings obtained from this study have provided valuable insights regarding status of healthcare ethics in Pakistan. This study concludes that continuous emphasis should be made on increasing awareness about the healthcare ethics in Pakistan.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%