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Volume 3
Advanced Practices in Nursing
ISSN: 2573-0347
Advanced Nursing Research 2018
June 14-15, 2018
June 14-15, 2018 | Dublin, Ireland
48
th
World Congress on
Advanced Nursing Research
Nurse anaesthetist students’ experiences of patient dignity in perioperative practice
Berit Taraldsen Valeberg
Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
Aim:
To describe how nurse anaesthetist students experienced patient dignity in perioperative practice.
Design:
A hermeneutical design and the critical incident technique were used in order to obtain experiences from practice.
Method:
In the autumn of 2015, after participating in a mandatory lecture on ethics, 23 nurse anaesthetist students reported
their experiences and interpretation concerning violation and preservation of patients’ dignity in the operating theatre. The
text, which was a compilation of descriptions of a 35 incidents, was analysed by using a hermeneutical text interpretation.
Findings:
The text revealed three main themes preserving patients’ dignity; allocating time for the patient, inviting the patient
to participate, and shielding the patient’s body. Furthermore, three main themes of dignity violation were identified; alienation,
backbiting, and invasion of the body’s intimate sphere.
Conclusion:
Discussion and reflection based on the personal experience of the students during their practice are ways to
strengthen ethical awareness and promote an ethical and dignified caring culture.
Biography
Berit Taraldsen Valeberg is an Associate Professor and Head of Studies - Area of responsibility 7 at Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway.
berit.valeberg@hioa.noBerit Taraldsen Valeberg, Adv Practice Nurs 2018, Volume 3
DOI: 10.4172/2573-0347-C2-020