Date of Award
1995
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Ray, Marilyn A.
Abstract
An exploratory-descriptive study of the processes involved in ethical evaluations by nephrology nurse administrators is presented. Five participants provided data from open interviews. Category coding involved Ray's (1989) Theory of Bureaucratic Caring, and Husted & Husted's (1995) definitions of ethical principles. It was discovered that the nurses most frequently utilized the principle of beneficence, and were often affected by the contextual factors of past experiences. It was determined that the nurses engaged in a common process of ethical evaluation, identified in the Common Ethical Ground Conceptual Model. The common nursing goal was the well-being of patients, and the creation of environments which enhanced patient well-being. Patient education was identified as a method to reach this goal during an era of economic constraint.
Extent
99 p.
Recommended Citation
DiDominic, Vicki., "Ethical evaluation by nephrology nurse administrators: An exploratory-descriptive study" (1995). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 757.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/757
Identifier
FADT15217
Comments
Thesis (M.S.N.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1995.|Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.N.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1995.