Who Acts? Self-Identity and Moral Courage in Nursing

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dc.contributor.advisorRaffin Bouchal, Shelley
dc.contributor.advisorOberle, Kathleen
dc.contributor.advisorEstefan, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorPoules, Roy Jeffrey
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-04T15:47:34Z
dc.date.available2015-06-22T07:00:50Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-04
dc.date.submitted2015en
dc.description.abstractNurses who work in critical care face a unique array of ethical decisions in the course of their practice. This study aimed to examine the source of the ethical decision making of individual nurses using a virtue ethics framework as a starting point. The design used a philosophical hermeneutic approach based on the writing of Paul Ricoeur to provide an interpretation of the ethical decision making process of nurses. Six nurses currently practicing in intensive care were interviewed, with the transcripts of the interviews used as texts which were analyzed using the concepts of distanciation and appropriation taken from Ricoeur. The results revealed the main themes of time, experience, and communication, which were related to self-identity as the basis of ethical decision makingen_US
dc.identifier.citationPoules, R. J. (2015). Who Acts? Self-Identity and Moral Courage in Nursing (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28704en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28704
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2231
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultyNursing
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectNursing
dc.subject.classificationEthicsen_US
dc.subject.classificationIntensive Careen_US
dc.subject.classificationRicoeuren_US
dc.subject.classificationmoral courageen_US
dc.titleWho Acts? Self-Identity and Moral Courage in Nursing
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineNursing
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Nursing (MN)
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