Background: Ethical conflicts are a common psychological problem in nursing work, which can significantly impact nurses’ mental health and the nursing profession’s development.
Objective: The objective of the study is to understand the
current situation and causes of ethical conflicts in nursing, and analyze the
main influencing factors.
Methods: The literature retrieval method was used to review
empirical papers published in English or Chinese in the past 11 years in Google
Scholar, PubMed, CNKI, and the Wanfang database.
Results: Thirty-eight articles were included. The ethical
conflicts in nursing are a multi-dimensional and multi-category concept that
weakens nurses' mental health, reduces their job engagement, job effectiveness,
and subjective well-being, and hinders the healthy development of the nursing
profession. The most common causes of ethical conflicts were conflicts with
physicians, inadequate staffing, and lack of autonomy.
Conclusion: This study highlights the need for nursing
educators, administrators, and policymakers to address the causes of ethical
conflicts and develop strategies to mitigate their impact. Future research
should focus on developing more robust tools and exploring the experiences of
nurses from diverse backgrounds.
Author (s) Details
Hou Yongmei
Department of Psychology, School of Humanities and Management, Guangdong
Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong Province, 523808, China.
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