Ethical Challenges of Pediatric Cancer Care: Interviews With Nurses in Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT: Despite rapid and successful development in pediatric cancer treatment, many ethical challenges remain. These challenges have been, and continue to be, the subject of much research, but few qualitative studies have explored the views of nurses, especially in the Middle East. This study, therefore, seeks to fill a knowledge gap in this area and to better understand the concerns of nurses-particularly those in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. Face-to-face, in-depth interviews were conducted with 17 male and female nurses working in pediatric units at 2 hospitals in Saudi Arabia to explore their views on the ethical challenges in caring for children with cancer. All interviews were recorded and transcribed, then line-by-line encoded, merged, and categorized into themes. Our results show that

SUBMITTER: Alahmad G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7160780 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature