ELEMENTS OF MORAL SENSITIVITY IN THE PRACTICE OF CLINICAL HOSPITAL NURSES
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the elements of moral sensitivity held by nurses working in a medical clinic unit. Method: this exploratory-descriptive study with a qualitative approach addressed 18 nurses from a medical clinic of a university hospital located in southern Brazil using semi-structured interviews, which were analyzed using discursive textual analysis. Results: data were structured into six categories: relational orientation; experiencing moral dilemmas; following rules; benevolent motivation; structuring moral meaning; and autonomy. These categories enabled the identification of important elements of moral sensitivity, such as acknowledging the ethical dimension of one’s attitudes, acknowledging the uniqueness of each patient, dealing with conflict between workers and patients and/or their companions, adapting to the workplace, empathy, dialogue, clinical decision-making, meeting the needs of patients, understanding patients’ health condition, respect, welcoming patients’ desires and providing guidance that concerns patients’ requests and refusals. Conclusion: the elements of moral sensitivity identified in this study contribute to support nurses when making clinical decisions, especially when facing ethical issues arising in a medical clinic setting.
Main Authors: | Yasin,Janaína Cassana Mello, Barlem,Edison Luiz Devos, Barlem,Jamila Geri Tomaschewski, Andrade,Gustavo Baade de, Silveira,Rosemary Silva da, Dalmolin,Graziele de Lima |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem
2020
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-07072020000100338 |
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