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Ethical Decision Making By Hospital Nurses (Work Alienation), Jonathon Lawrence Cox
Ethical Decision Making By Hospital Nurses (Work Alienation), Jonathon Lawrence Cox
Wayne State University Dissertations
The hospital nurse is required to make decisions that affect the lives of patients. The American Nurses Association Code for Nurses ought to be the framework used by nurses in making those ethical decisions. The Code is not the primary basis for ethical decision making as has been shown in this and previous research. In this research the role of hospital employer, personal and professional values of staff nurses has been examined for their influence on the ethical decisions made by nurses. The nurses completed the Health Care Work Powerlessness Scale, and the Nursing Dilemmas Test and Ethical Behavior Inventory. …