Operating room nurses' lived experiences of ethical codes: A phenomenological study in Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Operating room nurses, as essential members of health care teams, often face ethical challenges in the operating room. By using the ethical experiences of operating room nurses, a better understanding of ethics in the operating room can be achieved, which can lead to better nursing decisions in the face of these challenges. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate operating room nurses' lived experiences of ethical codes.

Methods

A hermeneutic phenomenological study was performed in Hamadan (Iran) from February 2019 to November 2020. Ten operating room nurses were selected as participants by purposive sampling. Data were collected through in-depth and semi-structured interviews. Data analysis was performed based on Van Manen methodology.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Aghamohammadi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8283715 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature