RT Review
T1 Nurses’ experiences of violation of their dignity
JF Nursing ethics
VO 19
IS 3
SP 328
OP 340
A1 Khademi, Mojgan
A1 Mohammadi, Eesa
A1 Vanaki, Zohreh
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2012
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1779450222
AB Dignity is a human right and a base for human health. This right must be observed in work environments as a moral obligation. This qualitative study aimed to understand nurses’ experiences of violation of their dignity at work and to explore its dimensions. The participants were 15 nurses working in two hospitals in Tehran. The data were collected through 26 unstructured interviews and analyzed using content analysis. The dimensions of violation were ‘irreverence’, including experiences of abuse and violence, humiliation, and being ignored; ‘coercion and violation of autonomy’, consisting of the control of relationships, lack of privacy, rigidness, and imposition; ‘ignoring professional and scientific ability’, indicating impossibilities in applying nurses’ knowledge; and ‘denying the value of nurse/care’, being the theme that verified the dominance of treatment/cure and lack of recognition of care value. Health systems should take the promotion of the nurses’ dignity into account through providing a dignified work environment.
K1 Work
K1 violation of dignity
K1 Qualitative Research
K1 Nursing
K1 Dignity
K1 Rezension
DO 10.1177/0969733011433926