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. 2020 Dec 19:13:23.
doi: 10.18502/jmehm.v13i23.4954. eCollection 2020.

Nurses' perception of ethical challenges in caring for patients with COVID-19: a qualitative analysis

Nasrin Rezaee  1 , Marjan Mardani-Hamooleh  2 , Maryam Seraji  3
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Nurses' perception of ethical challenges in caring for patients with COVID-19: a qualitative analysis

Nasrin Rezaee et al. J Med Ethics Hist Med. .

Abstract

Nurses face several challenges in providing care for patients with coronavirus disease in 2019 (COVID-19). The study aimed to explain the nurses' perception of ethical challenges in this regard. The qualitative study was carried out using a content analysis method. Individual and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 nurses. Inductive content analysis was used to categorize the data. Nurses' narratives indicated that ethical challenges in caring for patients with COVID-19 included threats to professional values ​​and the absence of a holistic COVID-19 care approach. The first category was subcategorized into the risk of declining quality of patient care and a stigmatized public image about COVID-19 care. The second category was divided into poor spiritual care, poor compassionate care, and lack of family-centered care. Health care managers must develop protocols for nurses that address these issues to alleviate the ethical challenges of COVID-19 care.

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Ethical challenges; Nursing ethics; Qualitative study..

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