Nurses' perception of ethical challenges in caring for patients with Covid-19

A qualitative analysis

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ID19549088
AuthorsNasrin Rezaee (0000-0002-9236-405X, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences), Marjan Mardani‐Hamooleh (0000-0001-5945-9121, Iran University of Medical Sciences), Marjan Mardani-Hamooleh, Maryam Seraji (0000-0001-8392-9306, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences)
Year2020
Volume13
Pages23-23
Publication date2020-12-22
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2008-0387 • E-ISSN: 2008-0387
PublisherKnowledge E DMCC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18502/jmehm.v13i23.4954
PMID34055239
OpenAlexW3113396314
LanguageEN
Citations received6

Nurses face several challenges in providing care for patients with coronavirus disease in 2019 (COVID-19). The study aimed to explain the nurses' perception of ethical challenges in this regard. The qualitative study was carried out using a content analysis method. Individual and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 nurses. Inductive content analysis was used to categorize the data. Nurses' narratives indicated that ethical challenges in caring for patients with COVID-19 included threats to professional values and the absence of a holistic COVID-19 care approach. The first category was subcategorized into the risk of declining quality of patient care and a stigmatized public image about COVID-19 care. The second category was divided into poor spiritual care, poor compassionate care, and lack of family-centered care. Health care managers must develop protocols for nurses that address these issues to alleviate the ethical challenges of COVID-19 care

Content analysis · Disease · Empathy · Family medicine · Health care · Perception · Political science · Qualitative research · Sociology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Ethics in medical practice · Medicine · Nursing · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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