NURS 495 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Clinical Trial, Legal Liability, Moral Disengagement
30 Jan 2018
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Ethics in canadian nursing practice: navigating the journey (pp. Toronto, on, canada: pearson, prentice hall. (from week 2!!) Maintaining a sense of moral integrity is important for nurses as its loss can have an impact on how they practice. Moral disengagement: (cid:862)dista(cid:374)(cid:272)i(cid:374)g o(cid:374)eself fro(cid:373) the relatio(cid:374)al aspe(cid:272)t of (cid:272)are a(cid:374)d focusing instead on only on the mechanisti(cid:272) skilled tasks(cid:863) Examples of moral disengagement includes avoiding meaningful conversations, ignoring the emotional suffering of the patients. Major concern for nurses is how to maintain moral integrity. Moral standards are influenced by group norms and the environment in which nurse practice. When environment or social climate is discussed in terms of morality, it is termed ethos. First line managers need to establish a positive ethos. The nurse manager who encourages thoughtful reflection about nursing practice and who models a strong relational ethic will help to strengthen the moral agency of nursing staff.
