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Respecting dignity in care in diverse care settings: strategies of UK nurses

  • Lesley Baillie
    ,
  • Ann Gallagher
Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well

Abstract

This paper presents nurses' views of dignity issues in diverse UK health-care settings. A qualitative multisite case study was conducted at seven organizations: four National Health Service hospitals, two independent care providers and one mental health-care provider. The paper reports on the data from qualitative semistructured interviews (n = 51); the participants worked in a wide variety of care contexts. The data were analysed thematically and this paper reports on the theme ‘strategies to respect dignity in care’. The subthemes were: recognizing vulnerability to dignity loss; enhancing privacy; improving communication between staff and patients/families and building relationships; improving the care environment; and addressing issues that matter to individuals. The findings indicate core elements to promoting dignity that apply across all care settings but suggest that nurses should identify and address dignity issues specific to their own practice areas

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Output type

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 336-341

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

International Journal of Nursing Practice (Volume 17, Issue 4)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 01/08/2011

Publication status

Published - 01/08/2011

ISSN

1322-7114

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/227184
  • Scopus: 79960676468

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