RT Article
T1 The Value of Nurses’ Codes: European nurses’ views
JF Nursing ethics
VO 13
IS 4
SP 376
OP 393
A1 Tadd, Win
A1 Clarke, Angela
A1 Lloyd, Llynos
A1 Leino-Kilpi, Helena
A1 Strandell, Camilla
A1 Lemonidou, Chryssoula
A1 Petsios, Konstantinos
A1 Sala, Roberta
A1 Barazzetti, Gaia
A1 Radaelli, Stefania
A1 Zalewski, Zbigniew
A1 Bialecka, Anna
A1 van der Arend, Arie
A1 Heymans, Regien
A2 Clarke, Angela
A2 Lloyd, Llynos
A2 Leino-Kilpi, Helena
A2 Strandell, Camilla
A2 Lemonidou, Chryssoula
A2 Petsios, Konstantinos
A2 Sala, Roberta
A2 Barazzetti, Gaia
A2 Radaelli, Stefania
A2 Zalewski, Zbigniew
A2 Bialecka, Anna
A2 van der Arend, Arie
A2 Heymans, Regien
LA English
YR 2006
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1779444621
AB 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.
K1 Qualitative Research
K1 nurses’ codes of ethics
K1 European codes of ethics
DO 10.1191/0969733006ne891oa