Nursing adherence to ethical codes in pediatric oncology wards

• Published in: Nursing ethics Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 924 - 936
• Main Authors: Beykmirza, Raziyeh, Nikfarid, Lida, Atashzadeh-Shoorideh, Foroozan, Nasiri, Maliheh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.05.2019; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Adherence; Adult; Autonomy; Cancer; Children; Codes; Codes of conduct; Codes of Ethics; Comparative studies; Confidentiality; Decision making; Ethical dilemmas; Ethics; Ethics, Nursing; Female; Guideline Adherence - standards; Hospitals; Humans; Informed consent; Integrated care; Iran; Male; Medical ethics; Mothers; Nurses; Oncology; Oncology Nursing - methods; Oncology Nursing - standards; Pediatric nursing; Pediatrics; Pediatrics - methods; Pediatrics - standards; Questionnaires; Surveys and Questionnaires; Voluntariness; Iran; ethical codes; mothers; children; nurses; Cancer

Background: The nature of children’s cancer comes with lots of ethical issues. Nurses are encouraged to adhere to ethical codes in their practice. Objectives: This study aimed to compare the perspectives of nurses and mothers of children with cancer regarding the adherence of nurses to ethical codes...