Studying the Concept of Conscience from the Perspective of Nurses
akhlāq-i pizishkī i.e., Medical Ethics,
Vol. 18 (1403),
29 July 2024
,
Page 1-13
https://doi.org/10.22037/mej.v18i-.45317
Abstract
Background and Aim: Depending on the nurse’s perception, conscience can be a significant factor in providing quality nursing care. In fact, paying attention to the concept of conscience means paying attention to ethics and ethics leads to commitment in doing one’s work. The aim of this article is to clarify the concept of conscience from nurses' perspective.
Methods: This study was conducted through a review method. The data was searched in the databases such as Magiran, Iran Medex, the electronic database of university Jihad (SID), as well as the international databases such as Medline, Google Scholar and Science Direct, using the keywords conscience, nursing and perception, from 2008 to 2024. The selected articles were analyzed based on objectives.
Ethical Considerations: Throughout the research stages, the originality of texts and trustworthiness in quoting was observed.
Results: The concepts related to nurses' perspective towards conscience include the entity of conscience, promoting conscience, exercising conscience, establishing conscience and its subclasses. These concepts make individuals sensitive to their duties in the best possible way, in the absence of external control; as a result, they take steps towards achieving the goals of the health system. Additionally, paying attention to multiple factors in creating and strengthening conscience during work can be a guiding light for nurses in this path, considering their professional sensitivity and the necessity of precision in providing care. It can, in turn, lead to a better perception of conscience in the clinical setting through further research, establishing specific frameworks and even providing specialty content.
Conclusion: Conscience can serve as a guide for nurses in providing clinical care. Understanding and perceiving conscience in nursing is very useful and nursing can benefit from it the most.
- Conscience
- Nursing
- Perception
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