Nursing Ethics as a Foundation in Nursing Practice: A Literature Review
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Title
Nursing Ethics as a Foundation in Nursing Practice: A Literature Review
Subject
health care delivery,
code of ethics,
nursing ethics,
nursing services,
patient safety
code of ethics,
nursing ethics,
nursing services,
patient safety
Description
Introduction: Complexity in the healthcare environment causes problems
in nursing practice. The nursing code of ethics has been designed as an
appropriate guideline for behavior and helps decision-making. Nursing
ethics requires nurses to comply with ethical principles to produce quality
nursing care. Therefore, this study aims to illustrate the importance of
nursing ethics as a foundation for nursing practice.
Methods: In the case of the current research, the articles were selected
according to PRISMA guidelines. A literature review used three journal
databases: ScienceDirect, PubMed, and Google Scholar. The keywords in
this literature review are adjusted to the Medical Subject Heading (MeSH),
which consists of "nursing ethics," "code of ethics," AND "professional
nurse." Several inclusion criteria were set to obtain eligible articles
published between 2014 and 2023 and written in English and Bahasa.
Fifteen eligible articles were finally included in the analysis.
Results: These findings highlight the critical role of understanding ethics,
integrity, and moral responsibility and the importance of nursing codes of
ethics in implementing nursing practice to improve the quality of nursing
care and improve the quality of care.
Conclusion: Nursing ethics is ethos. Integrity and moral responsibility are
at the heart of ethics. Nurses must have an understanding of ethics for self-
development and nursing services. As a relevant source, the code of ethics
refers to the system of rules. Applying the code of ethics in nursing practice
improves the quality of nursing care and service to guarantee patient
safety.
in nursing practice. The nursing code of ethics has been designed as an
appropriate guideline for behavior and helps decision-making. Nursing
ethics requires nurses to comply with ethical principles to produce quality
nursing care. Therefore, this study aims to illustrate the importance of
nursing ethics as a foundation for nursing practice.
Methods: In the case of the current research, the articles were selected
according to PRISMA guidelines. A literature review used three journal
databases: ScienceDirect, PubMed, and Google Scholar. The keywords in
this literature review are adjusted to the Medical Subject Heading (MeSH),
which consists of "nursing ethics," "code of ethics," AND "professional
nurse." Several inclusion criteria were set to obtain eligible articles
published between 2014 and 2023 and written in English and Bahasa.
Fifteen eligible articles were finally included in the analysis.
Results: These findings highlight the critical role of understanding ethics,
integrity, and moral responsibility and the importance of nursing codes of
ethics in implementing nursing practice to improve the quality of nursing
care and improve the quality of care.
Conclusion: Nursing ethics is ethos. Integrity and moral responsibility are
at the heart of ethics. Nurses must have an understanding of ethics for self-
development and nursing services. As a relevant source, the code of ethics
refers to the system of rules. Applying the code of ethics in nursing practice
improves the quality of nursing care and service to guarantee patient
safety.
Creator
Ni Made Ratih Comala Dewi1*
, I Gusti Ngurah Aryana1, I Kadek Miki Indra Bela1, Ni
Kadek Nefi Widiastuti1, I Kadek Andika Dwi Putra1, & Ni luh Adi Satriani1
, I Gusti Ngurah Aryana1, I Kadek Miki Indra Bela1, Ni
Kadek Nefi Widiastuti1, I Kadek Andika Dwi Putra1, & Ni luh Adi Satriani1
Source
https://doi.org/10.37363/bnr.2024.52373
Date
25 April 2024
Contributor
peri irawan
Format
pdf
Language
english
Type
text
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Citation
Ni Made Ratih Comala Dewi1*
, I Gusti Ngurah Aryana1, I Kadek Miki Indra Bela1, Ni
Kadek Nefi Widiastuti1, I Kadek Andika Dwi Putra1, & Ni luh Adi Satriani1, “Nursing Ethics as a Foundation in Nursing Practice: A Literature Review,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 26, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11741.