Nursing Ethics

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  • A response to editorials by Igoumenidis and colleagues and Johnstone on ‘“ethics” or “morality” in nursing’

    Published on 3 Nov 2026

    by Johanna Wiisak, Riitta Suhonen13254Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Vantaa, Finland2Department of Nursing Science, 8058University of Turku, Turku, Finland3Turku University Hospital, Wellbeing Services County of Southwest Finland, Turku, Finland

  • Moral distress and constraints (tied together)

    Published on 3 Nov 2026

    by Daniel A. Wilkenfeld1Department of Acute and Tertiary Care, 16144University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA2Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA3Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA4Institute of Bioethics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

  • Analysis of the new Spanish nurse’s Code of Ethics and Deontology

    Published on 3 Nov 2026

    by Óscar Andrés Molina, Sara Bandrés, Pilar Pinto Pastor, Gerardo de Vega González, Benjamín Herreros1Department of Law and International Relations, School of Social Sciences, 16740Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain2Francisco Vallés Clinical Ethics Institute, Madrid, Spain3Department of Legal Medicine, Psychiatry and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, 70697Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

  • Ethical challenges in confidential conversations with patients in palliative care

    Published on 3 Nov 2026

    by Tove Stenman, Ylva Rönngren1Department of Health Sciences, Nursing Science, 90835Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden2Department of Health Sciences; Nursing Science, 6311Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden

  • Ethics creep: The epistemic injustice of silencing of older adults’ experiences of elder abuse and neglect

    Published on 30 Oct 2026

    by Anita Duffy, Michael Connolly, Freda Browne1School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland2Education and Research Centre, Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services, Dublin, Ireland

  • Surrogacy care ethics: Relational challenges for nurses and midwives

    Published on 26 Oct 2026

    by Jutharat Attawet, Evie Kendal, Mark Brady1Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, 3783Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia2School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia3Department of Biomedical, Health and Exercise Sciences, School of Health Sciences, 3783Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia4School of Law, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, 10095Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia

  • Moral efficacy, patient safety culture, and safety behavior among operating room nurses

    Published on 22 Oct 2026

    by Sijia Xie, Yanran Liang, Yi Gao, Ning Ding, Qing Wen, Yuhong Sun, Jie Jing1Department of Nephrology, 89669Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, 89669School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China2School of Medicine, 89669University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China3Department of Geriatrics, 89669Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, 89669School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China4Department of Nursing, 89669Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, 89669School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China5Department of Nursing, 36635China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China

  • Navigating organizational injustice: An analysis of nurse managers’ ethical trajectories

    Published on 22 Oct 2026

    by Camelia López-Deflory, Amélie Perron1Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain2School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

  • Emotional experiences of workplace violence in the intensive care unit

    Published on 20 Oct 2026

    by Gisela Vogel, Fredric Sjöberg, Cecilia Naurèn, Martin Salzmann-Erikson, Anna Schandl1Department of Perioperative Care and Intensive Care, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden2Department of Clinical Sciences and Education, 27106Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden3Department of Psychosocial Unit, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden4Department of Caring Sciences, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, University of Gävle, Gävle, Sweden

  • Child-specific bioethics: Review of pediatric palliative care ethics guidelines

    Published on 17 Oct 2026

    by Christina Lamb, Dimitra V. Pouliopoulou1Faculty of Heath Disciplines, 1349Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB, Canada2Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Physical Therapy, Western University, London, ON, Canada

  • Moral distress & moral community: A narrative review of the literature

    Published on 16 Oct 2026

    by Gaelyn Grant, Aimee Milliken1Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA

  • Moral distress, shame, and professional identity in older adult care

    Published on 16 Oct 2026

    by Fanny Ahokas, Marit Silén, Anna T. Höglund, Jessica Hemberg1Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, 1040Åbo Akademi University, Vaasa, Finland2Department of Caring Sciences, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, 3485University of Gävle, Gävle, Sweden3Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden

  • Moral distress and healthcare resource cutbacks: Leaders’ and professionals’ experiences

    Published on 15 Oct 2026

    by Ros-Marie Taponen, Jessica Hemberg1Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Health Sciences, Åbo Akademi University, Vaasa, Finland

  • Patient safety as ethical practice: A qualitative study of the Protection of Life principle in nursing care

    Published on 14 Oct 2026

    by Angga Wilandika, Salami Salami, Wike Widia Nengsih, Muhammad Insan Jawwad Haifa, Ristina Putri Rahmayanti1Department of Nursing, 186357Universitas ‘Aisyiyah Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia

  • Nurses’ support for medical assistance in dying: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Published on 14 Oct 2026

    by Zhengjun Zhu, Changying Liu, Meifang Jiang, Yuyu Liu, Li Li, Chuntao Luo, Yanli Zeng1College of Nursing, 118385Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China2Section 1 of Cadre Wards, 26489The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China3Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 650996363 Hospital, Chengdu, China4Department of Geriatric Gastroenterology Nursing, 89669Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, Chengdu, China5Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, 89669Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, Chengdu, China6Department of General Surgery, 26489The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China

  • Moral courage in nursing students before internship: A network analysis

    Published on 12 Oct 2026

    by Binbin Yang, Changzai Li, Wei Zhao, Rui Yuan, Yawen Wu, Mingxu Wang, Yaning Zhao, Pan Zhang1College of Nursing and Rehabilitation, 128790North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, PR China2Department of Surgical Oncology, 594414North China University of Science and Technology Affiliated Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei, China3School of Mathematics and Physics, 113084China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China

  • A cross-sectional study of transplant clinicians’ moral distress and grit

    Published on 11 Oct 2026

    by Preston H. Miller, Shikha Modi, Haley Hoy1College of Nursing, The University of Alabama College of Nursing, Huntsville, AL, USA2Vanderbilt Lung Transplant, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA

  • A grounded theory of compassionate care among clinical nurses

    Published on 11 Oct 2026

    by Hwa Soon Kim, Eun Ha Roh, Kyung-Sun Moon, Ji Hee Kim, Youngjin Lee1College of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, 34919Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea2College of Nursing, Daegu Health College, Daegu, South Korea3Secretary General, Global Korean Nursing Foundation, Seoul, South Korea

  • Ethical responsibility displacement: When treatment communication becomes separated from treatment authority

    Published on 11 Oct 2026

    by Optimus Hurtig1Independent Researcher, Stockholm, Sweden

  • The effect of Ahi-based education on the professional values of nursing students

    Published on 11 Oct 2026

    by Gamze Saatçi, Sevda Korkut, Muhammed Köstekçi, Ezgi Yıldız1Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, 187470Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Kırşehir, Türkiye2Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, 52958Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye3Child Care and Youth Services Department, Çiçekdağı Vocational School, 187470Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Kırşehir, Türkiye4Medikal Services and Techniques Department, Health Services Vocational School, Sivas Cumhuriyet, Sivas, Türkiye

  • Nurses’ and midwives’ ethical perspectives on euthanasia legalisation in advanced cancer care

    Published on 11 Oct 2026

    by Merri Iddrisu, Hadiru Iddris Mumuni, Bisi Adewale, Frema Osei Tutu, Gladys Dzansi1Department of Adult Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, 58835University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana2School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana3School of Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Public Health, 58835University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana4School of Nursing and Midwifery, Wisconsin International University, Accra, Ghana

  • Constrained endurance in long-term family caregiving: Rethinking resilience through nursing ethics

    Published on 11 Oct 2026

    by Haiyan Zhang, Lei Huang, Huijuan Qin, Meichan Chong, Zhiru Fan, Cui Liu, Junjun Sun, Xingyi Shao, Jin Li, Jinjin Gu, Peng Wang1School of Nursing, Henan Medical University, Xinxiang, China2Department of Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan Medical University, Xinxiang, China337447Department of Nursing Science, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia412636School of Nursing, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China

  • Interventions addressing moral distress among nurses: A systematic review

    Published on 11 Oct 2026

    by Faeze Sobhanifar, Seyedmohammad Mirhosseini, Pooyan Ghorbani Vajargah, Zahra Taheri-Ezbarami, Abdolhosein Emami Sigaroudi1Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, 549118Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran2Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, 154204Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran3Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Department of Cardiology, Heshmat Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran

  • Narrative nursing: A primary ethical practice

    Published on 11 Oct 2026

    by Hasan Erbay1Faculty of Medicine, Department of History of Medicine and Ethics, 534521Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye

  • Moral sensitivity of long-term care givers: A qualitative study

    Published on 8 Oct 2026

    by Xinyue Guo, Min Chen1Research Centre for Medical Humanities, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China2School of Health Management, 74551Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China

  • Reconceptualizing brain death as a boundary decision

    Published on 28 Sep 2026

    by Lawrence Chyall136558Department of Critical Care, San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, San Francisco, CA, USA2Brain and Spinal Injury Center, Univeristy of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

  • Suspended will: The ethical journey of paediatric stem cell donors

    Published on 28 Sep 2026

    by Xinyu Zhu, Yun Gao, Jiasi Li, Meng Li, Fuyong Yang, Rongrong Guo, Xinmiao Chen, Yingying Wang, Huiying Xu, Xiaoqin Feng1School of Nursing, 26468Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China2198153Southern Medical University Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou, China

  • Dignity of older adults among nursing homes: A scoping review

    Published on 26 Sep 2026

    by Yujia Liu, Xueying Li, Yanjie Wang1School of Nursing, China Medical University, Shenyang, China266473School of Nursing, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, China

  • How generative AI shapes the last meal at life’s end

    Published on 25 Sep 2026

    by Masahiro Shirotsuki, Satoshi Otsuki, Shoko Oiwa, Junko Sugama170062Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, Nisshin, Japan212888Kochi University, Kochi, Japan3Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi Prefecture Japan

  • Substituted judgment in health care decision-making: An evolutionary concept analysis

    Published on 25 Sep 2026

    by Claire McGowan1School of Nursing, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA, USA

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