Am I Still Ethical? the socially-mediated process of nurses’ moral identity

In a recent, currently unpublished, research project that sought to examine the meaning and enactment of ethical nursing practice across a variety of clinical settings, the significance of moral identity was highlighted. This article describes the findings and illuminates how the moral identities of...

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Published in:Nursing ethics 2002-11, Vol.9 (6), p.623-635
Main Author: Doane, Gweneth A Hartrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude of Health Personnel
Bioethics
British Columbia
Canada
Ethics, Nursing
Focus Groups
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Moral identity
Morals
Nurse's Role
Nurses
Nurses - psychology
Nursing
Nursing Methodology Research
Self Concept
Social Identification
Social processes
Socialization
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Summary:In a recent, currently unpublished, research project that sought to examine the meaning and enactment of ethical nursing practice across a variety of clinical settings, the significance of moral identity was highlighted. This article describes the findings and illuminates how the moral identities of the nurse participants arose and evolved as they navigated their way through the contextual and systemic forces that shaped the moral situations of their practice. The study revealed the socially-mediated process of identity development and the narrative, dialogical, relational and contextual nature of nurses’ moral identities.
ISSN:0969-7330
1477-0989
DOI:10.1191/0969733002ne556oa