The dignity of burn patients: a qualitative descriptive study of nurses, family caregivers, and patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As an ethical principle, showing respect for human dignity is a professional duty of all nurses. The aggressive nature of severe burn injuries makes it hard to respect the existential values and dignity of burn patients. However, only a few studies have been conducted on the preservation of the dignity of burn patients. The purpose of this study is to identify and describe burn patients' dignity as perceived by nurses, family caregivers, and burn patients.

Methods

The present study has a descriptive, qualitative research design. Nurses, family caregivers and patients in the biggest burns hospital in the south of Iran were selected via purposeful sampling from October 2017 to August 2018 (n = 25). Data were collected using semi-structured, in-depth, individual inte

SUBMITTER: Tehranineshat B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8539828 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature