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1.	Erichsén, Eva, 1959-, et al. (author) A phenomenological study of nurse´s understanding of honesty in palliative care 2010 In: Nursing Ethics. - UK : sagepublications. - 0969-7330 .- 1477-0989. ; 17:1, s. 39-50 Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract Honesty is essential for the care of seriously ill and dying patients. The current study aimed to describe how nurses experience honesty in their work with patients receiving palliative care at home. The interviews in this phenomenological study were conducted with 16 nurses working with children and adults in palliative home-based care. Three categories emerged from analyses of the interviews: the meaning of honesty, the reason for being honest and, finally, moral conflict when dealing with honesty. The essence of these descriptions was that honesty is seen as a virtue, a good quality that a nurse should have. The nurses’ ethical standpoint was shown in the moral character they show in their work and in their intention to do good. This study could help nurses to identify different ways of looking at honesty to promote more consciousness and openness in ethical discussions between colleagues and other staff members.

Erichsén, Eva, 1959-, et al. (author)
A phenomenological study of nurse´s understanding of honesty in palliative care
2010
In: Nursing Ethics. - UK : sagepublications. - 0969-7330 .- 1477-0989. ; 17:1, s. 39-50
Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Honesty is essential for the care of seriously ill and dying patients. The current study aimed to describe how nurses experience honesty in their work with patients receiving palliative care at home. The interviews in this phenomenological study were conducted with 16 nurses working with children and adults in palliative home-based care. Three categories emerged from analyses of the interviews: the meaning of honesty, the reason for being honest and, finally, moral conflict when dealing with honesty. The essence of these descriptions was that honesty is seen as a virtue, a good quality that a nurse should have. The nurses’ ethical standpoint was shown in the moral character they show in their work and in their intention to do good. This study could help nurses to identify different ways of looking at honesty to promote more consciousness and openness in ethical discussions between colleagues and other staff members.

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