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Exploring The Lived Experience Of Conscientious Objection For Registered Nurses In Ontario., Christina Lamb

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Nursing is an ethical profession in which nurses are called to act ethically, be moral agents and function with moral integrity. Contemporary nursing practice is morally pluralistic and at times, nurses may be faced with a conflict of conscience that motivates them to voice their ethical concerns about patient care provision that they perceive to be unethical. This concern can result in the format of a conscientious objection. Conscientious objection involves an individual objecting to doing something they deem unethical and to refrain from participating in that unethical action.

The aim of the question guiding this research study was to …