Nurses' Ethics in the Care of Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Frontiers in Medicine

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Aladeen Alloubani¹  Wejdan Khater²  Laila Akhu-Zaheya²  Maysa Almomani²  Safa Alashram³ 

[1] Nursing Research Unit, King Hussein Cancer Center;Department of Adult Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology;Consultancy of Secretary General, Civil Service Bureau

关键词: ethical;    COVID-19;    nurses;    dilemma approach;    care;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2021.589550

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Working during an epidemic can be physically, emotionally, and morally demanding for nurses. In addition to caring for patients, nurses are also responsible for looking after themselves and their families. The current study aimed to explore nurses' ethics in the care of patients during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A descriptive qualitative approach was adopted in order to gain an in-depth understanding of nurses' experiences of caring for patients with coronavirus. A purposive sample of 10 nurses working with patients with COVID-19 was recruited. Interviews were held with the nurses, and content analysis of the interviews was conducted. Each interview was transcribed, and the text was coded into manageable categories on the word, word sense, phrase, sentence, and theme levels before analysis. Three major themes related to the nurses' ethical commitments during the COVID-19 crisis emerged during the data analysis. These themes are as follows: the obligation of nurses to provide care for patients regardless of their medical diagnosis; the ethical dilemma faced by nurses of whether to care for patients or protect themselves from the virus; and finally, the responsibility of nurses to care for themselves.

【 授权许可】

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