2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2008.00608.x
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Nurses’ codes of ethics in practice and education: a review of the literature

Abstract: The purpose of this review was to provide an overview of the empirical literature on nurses' codes of ethics in practice and education covering the time from 1980 to August 2007. The focus was on methodological issues, main domains of interest and findings of the studies. The aim of the review was to identify knowledge gaps and to provide recommendations for further research. Research on the codes of ethics in nursing is scarce. The main domains of interest were education, nurses' knowledge and use of the code… Show more

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“…However, in accordance with other studies [56] participation rate was low (approximately 10 % of employees responded). Moreover, participants were probably those employees more concerned about ethics.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
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“…However, in accordance with other studies [56] participation rate was low (approximately 10 % of employees responded). Moreover, participants were probably those employees more concerned about ethics.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…Another limitation that we share with other studies [56] is the use of an ad-hoc questionnaire, since there is no standard to compare its psychometric properties. On the other hand, the accurate implementation of the pilot study supports the applicability and understandability of the questionnaire.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The principles of appropriate practice when conducting research with people at the end of life are similar to those for conducting any research involving humans. These principles are identified in various codes of conduct and codes of ethics (13, 25). Particular care is needed when applying these principles to end‐of‐life research where ethical considerations may be different from those in other research contexts.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In recent decades, ethical demands on healthcare professionals have increased due to factors such as scarce resources (Kälvemark, Höglund, Hansson, Westerholm, & Arnetz, ), need for prioritization (de Groot et al, ) and improved medical and technological advances which expand treatment and care options (Fleck, ). To meet this development, different ethical codes and guidelines have been developed to guide healthcare professionals’ behaviours and actions (Dahnke, ; Numminen, Arend, & Leino‐Kilpi, ). Furthermore, ethics courses have been included in curricula for healthcare professionals, and ethical committees, ethical rounds, and educations have been implemented into healthcare organizations to support healthcare professionals in handling ethically demanding situations (Chao, Chang, Yang, & Clark, ; Molewijk, Zadelhoff, Lendemeijer, & Widdershoven, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%