Code of Ethics

Publications

Level

Article 1

Students believed that it is critical to respect the patient even when there are difficulties reaching a mutual understanding [6] [7] [8] .

Students felt that their own responses during practical training did not adequately respect the dignity of the patient [9] .

Students felt a dilemma between the dignity of life and quality of life of the patient [10] .

Cognizance

Cognizance

Cognizance

Article 2

Students thought that giving handmade gifts to sick children during their pediatric nursing practicum would be a form of favoritism to specific children, and they worried whether this would be considered equal provision of care [9] .

Cognizance

Article 3

Since it was not possible to listen to patients’ concerns until patients felt satisfied, students budgeted time into the practicum plan of each day to spend enough time communicating with patients, thereby including the formation of a trusting relationship into their plan [8] .

Judgement

Article 4

In cases where the patients cannot be asked, a decision is made as to how to proceed after consulting with patients’ families [8] .

Judgement

Article 5

Students recognized the necessity to protect patients’ information and records [11] .

South African students had a strong desire to protect the confidentiality of patients with human immunodeficiency virus [12] .

Cognizance

Cognizance

Article 6

Students felt an ethical dilemma about restraining children during treatment [6] [14] .

In a case study, students judged from the perspective of protecting the patient from infection to avoid harm [13] .

Cognizance

Judgement

Article 7

Students were cognizant of the need to take responsibility for care provided in their roles as nurses [8] .

Since students were self-aware about their own responsibilities and capacities as students, they felt flustered when patients’ family members had higher expectations than the students felt they could provide [9] .

Cognizance

Cognizance

Article 8

Students were concerned about ethics and wanted to make efforts in this area going forward [16] .

Cognizance

Article 9

Amid the varying opinions held by medical staff, students thought that it was problematic that colleagues were not collaborating on how to best care for patients [6] .

Cognizance

Article 10

Students experienced the lack of a role model to strive for as a dilemma [15] .

Cognizance

Article 11

Students learned that through efforts by nurses and organizations, medical care based on respect can be put into practice [16] .

Cognizance