eng URI http://hdl.handle.net/10795/2108 nursing care nursing staff professional ethics qualitative analysis νοσηλευτική φροντίδα νοσηλευτικό προσωπικό επαγγελματική δεοντολογία ποιοτική ανάλυση Nurses are responsible for the well-being and quality of life of many people, and therefore must meet high standards of technical and ethical competence. The most common form of ethical guidance is a code of ethics/professional practice; however, little research on how codes are viewed or used in practice has been undertaken. This study, carried out in six European countries, explored nurses’ opinions of the content and function of codes and their use in nursing practice. A total of 49 focus groups involving 311 nurses were held. Purposive sampling ensured a mix of participants from a range of specialisms. Qualitative analysis enabled emerging themes to be identified on both national and comparative bases. Most participants had a poor understanding of their codes. They were unfamiliar with the content and believed they have little practical value because of extensive barriers to their effective use. In many countries nursing codes appear to be ‘paper tigers’ with little or no impact; changes are needed in the way they are developed and written, introduced in nurse education, and reinforced/implemented in clinical practice. 19 pp. LOMv1.0 creator LOMv1.0subject matter expert LOMv1.0 publisher LOMv1.0 Project Final Beneficiary LOMv1.0 Project Executing Organisation 2006 LOMv1.0 training 22+ Digital Library of the Operational Programme "Education and Lifelong Learning" abstract types Text European codes of ethics Nurses’ codes of ethics Qualitative research Νοσηλευτές Νοσηλευτικές δεξιότητες 260873 application/pdf http://repository.edulll.gr/edulll/bitstream/10795/2108/2/2108_The%20Value%20of%20Nursing%20Codes%20%281%29.pdf Το άρθρο χρησιμοποιήθηκε ως εκπαιδευτικό υλικό, στο πλαίσιου του Προγράμματος Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης: "Επικαιροποίηση σε Βασικές και Εκπαίδευση σε Νέες Προηγμένες Νοσηλευτικές Δεξιότητες που Απαιτούνται για τη Φροντίδα Υγιών και Ασθενών Ατόμων", στην Ενότητα Γ: "Νομοθεσία και Δεοντολογία στο Χώρο της Υγείας" URI http://hdl.handle.net/10795/2108 LOMv1.0creator 2016-02-23T13:27:39Z LOMv1.0validator 2016-02-23T13:27:39Z LOMv1.0 gre no no Copyright EYD-EPEDBM (Operational Programme "Education and Lifelong Learning")