Retired registered nurses' stories about being in ethically difficult care situations.
Twelve retired nurses were asked to narrate a care situation in which it had been difficult for them as nurses to know what was the right and good thing to do. The transcribed interviews were examined by content analyses. Physicians were the central coactors in the nurses' stories. Colleagues were seldom mentioned. Other ward staff were mainly called "the girls". The patient was central and referred to with respect. All the nurses focused on experiential learning. Guiding ethical principles are listed.
Melchert
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Lund University, School of Education, Department of Nurse Teacher Education, Malmö, Sweden.
Udén
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Norberg
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D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D004989:Ethics; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D033262:Narration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011340:Problem Solving; D011361:Professional Competence; D012922:Social Change; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D028722:Virtues