The value of nurses' codes : European nurses' views

2006
journal article
article
73
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dc.abstract.enNurses are responsible for the well-being and quality of life of many people, and therefore must meet high standards of technical and ethical competence. The most common form of ethical guidance is a code of ethics/professional practice; however, little research on how codes are viewed or used in practice has been undertaken. This study, carried out in six European countries, explored nurses’ opinions of the content and function of codes and their use in nursing practice. A total of 49 focus groups involving 311 nurses were held. Purposive sampling ensured a mix of participants from a range of specialisms. Qualitative analysis enabled emerging themes to be identified on both national and comparative bases. Most participants had a poor understanding of their codes. They were unfamiliar with the content and believed they have little practical value because of extensive barriers to their effective use. In many countries nursing codes appear to be ‘paper tigers’ with little or no impact; changes are needed in the way they are developed and written, introduced in nurse education, and reinforced/implemented in clinical practice.pl
dc.affiliationWydział Nauk o Zdrowiu : Instytut Pielęgniarstwa i Położnictwapl
dc.contributor.authorTadd, Winpl
dc.contributor.authorClarke, Angelapl
dc.contributor.authorLloyd, Llynospl
dc.contributor.authorLeino-Kilpi, Helenapl
dc.contributor.authorStrandell, Camillapl
dc.contributor.authorLemonidou, Chryssoulapl
dc.contributor.authorPetsios, Konstantinospl
dc.contributor.authorSala, Robertapl
dc.contributor.authorBarazetti, Gaiapl
dc.contributor.authorRadaelli, Stefaniapl
dc.contributor.authorZalewski, Zbigniew - 133886 pl
dc.contributor.authorBiałecka, Annapl
dc.contributor.authorvan der Arend, Ariepl
dc.contributor.authorHeymans, Regienpl
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-12T10:09:27Z
dc.date.available2015-03-12T10:09:27Z
dc.date.issued2006pl
dc.description.number4pl
dc.description.physical376-393pl
dc.description.volume13pl
dc.identifier.doi10.1191/0969733006ne891oapl
dc.identifier.eissn1477-0989pl
dc.identifier.issn0969-7330pl
dc.identifier.urihttp://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/3769
dc.languageengpl
dc.language.containerengpl
dc.subject.enEuropean codes of ethicspl
dc.subject.ennurses’ codes of ethicspl
dc.subject.enqualitative researchpl
dc.subtypeArticlepl
dc.titleThe value of nurses' codes : European nurses' viewspl
dc.title.journalNursing Ethicspl
dc.typeJournalArticlepl
dspace.entity.typePublication
cris.lastimport.wos
2024-04-10T02:30:27Z
dc.abstract.enpl
Nurses are responsible for the well-being and quality of life of many people, and therefore must meet high standards of technical and ethical competence. The most common form of ethical guidance is a code of ethics/professional practice; however, little research on how codes are viewed or used in practice has been undertaken. This study, carried out in six European countries, explored nurses’ opinions of the content and function of codes and their use in nursing practice. A total of 49 focus groups involving 311 nurses were held. Purposive sampling ensured a mix of participants from a range of specialisms. Qualitative analysis enabled emerging themes to be identified on both national and comparative bases. Most participants had a poor understanding of their codes. They were unfamiliar with the content and believed they have little practical value because of extensive barriers to their effective use. In many countries nursing codes appear to be ‘paper tigers’ with little or no impact; changes are needed in the way they are developed and written, introduced in nurse education, and reinforced/implemented in clinical practice.
dc.affiliationpl
Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu : Instytut Pielęgniarstwa i Położnictwa
dc.contributor.authorpl
Tadd, Win
dc.contributor.authorpl
Clarke, Angela
dc.contributor.authorpl
Lloyd, Llynos
dc.contributor.authorpl
Leino-Kilpi, Helena
dc.contributor.authorpl
Strandell, Camilla
dc.contributor.authorpl
Lemonidou, Chryssoula
dc.contributor.authorpl
Petsios, Konstantinos
dc.contributor.authorpl
Sala, Roberta
dc.contributor.authorpl
Barazetti, Gaia
dc.contributor.authorpl
Radaelli, Stefania
dc.contributor.authorpl
Zalewski, Zbigniew - 133886
dc.contributor.authorpl
Białecka, Anna
dc.contributor.authorpl
van der Arend, Arie
dc.contributor.authorpl
Heymans, Regien
dc.date.accessioned
2015-03-12T10:09:27Z
dc.date.available
2015-03-12T10:09:27Z
dc.date.issuedpl
2006
dc.description.numberpl
4
dc.description.physicalpl
376-393
dc.description.volumepl
13
dc.identifier.doipl
10.1191/0969733006ne891oa
dc.identifier.eissnpl
1477-0989
dc.identifier.issnpl
0969-7330
dc.identifier.uri
http://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/3769
dc.languagepl
eng
dc.language.containerpl
eng
dc.subject.enpl
European codes of ethics
dc.subject.enpl
nurses’ codes of ethics
dc.subject.enpl
qualitative research
dc.subtypepl
Article
dc.titlepl
The value of nurses' codes : European nurses' views
dc.title.journalpl
Nursing Ethics
dc.typepl
JournalArticle
dspace.entity.type
Publication
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