Ethical reasoning in mixed nurse-physician groups.

Running head: IMPROVING NURSE-PHYSICIAN COMMUNICATION 1 Improving Nurse-Physician Communication: Analyzing Ethical Codes to Promote Solutions

توانایی استدلال اخلاقی پرستاران و دانشجویان پرستاری: مطالعه‌ای مروری

The principal objective of the nursing profession is to provide evidence-based and competent care mainly based on humanitarian and ethical principles. Ethical care is contingent on a proper level of moral reasoning, which can be categorized into pre-conventional, conventional and post-conventional reasoning. At the pre-conventional level, individuals are mostly self-oriented and prefer obedienc...

The ethical climate of and its relation to the nurses' moral reasoning and courage

Background & Aims: The ethical climate of nurses' work environment makes the nurse achieve higher levels of ethical reasoning by participating in decision making. Although making decisions is essential, responding appropriately to situations and overcoming fear requires moral courage. The study aimed to determine the nurses' understanding of the hospital's moral climate, reasoning, and moral co...

Nurses’ Perception of Nurse-physician Communication: A Questionnaire-based Study in Iran

Background and Objectives: Effective nurse-physician communication is essential for provision of high quality clinical care. Research into nurse-physician communication is a new field in Iran, and the importance of the issue calls for further investigation. In response to this necessity, this study aimed to assess nurses’ perception of nurse-physician communication in teaching hospitals affilia...

Ventilator – associated pneumonia in intensive care units And physician - nurse relationship role

Introduction: Ventilator-associated pneumonia is one of important factors of morbidity and mortality in critical care units, associated with hospitalization day’s and increased cost of treatment. Thus prevention through identifying related factors must be highly recommended Objective: This study is conducted by the aim of determining the nurses understanding of physician-nurse relation...