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Dignity in nursing care: what does it mean to nursing students?

Mullen, Rosemary F.; Kydd, Angela; Fleming, Anne; McMillan, Laura

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Rosemary F. Mullen

Angela Kydd

Anne Fleming

Laura McMillan



Abstract

Background: Despite growing interest in the potential of nursing education to enhance dignity in nursing care, relatively little is known about what dignity means to nursing students. Research question: What meaning does dignity in nursing care have for nursing students? Research design: Photo-elicitation was embedded within a Nominal Group Technique and responses were analysed by qualitative and quantitative content analysis. Participants and research context: Participants were recruited from each year of a 3-year undergraduate preregistration adult nursing programme in Scotland. In total, 31 nursing students participated in the study. Ethical considerations: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the School of Health, Nursing and Midwifery, University of the West of Scotland. Findings: Participants articulated the meaning of dignity in nursing care in terms of the relationships and feelings involved. A total of 10 categories of meaning were identified. Discussion: The significance of the nature of the nurse–patient interaction to preserving dignity in nursing care is highlighted. Conclusion: Understanding the meaning of dignity for nursing students may help prepare future nurses more able to preserve dignity in nursing care.

Citation

MULLEN, R.F., KYDD, A., FLEMING, A. and MCMILLAN, L. 2019. Dignity in nursing care: what does it mean to nursing students? Nursing ethics [online], 26(2), pages 390-404. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733017720825

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 17, 2017
Online Publication Date Sep 21, 2017
Publication Date Mar 1, 2019
Deposit Date Apr 19, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Nursing Ethics
Print ISSN 0969-7330
Electronic ISSN 1477-0989
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 26
Issue 2
Pages 390-404
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733017720825
Keywords Content analysis; Dignity in care; Ethics education; Nursing students; Photo-elicitation; Topic areas
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MULLEN, R.F., KYDD, A., FLEMING, A. and MCMILLAN, L. 2019. Dignity in nursing care: what does it mean to nursing students? Nursing Ethics, 26(2), pages 390-404. Copyright © 2017 The Author(s). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733017720825.
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