Nursing outlook
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The purpose of the study was to assess Italian nurse academics' scientific activity by exploring their publications in international journals. ⋯ Italian nursing academics contribute adequately to scientific production in the nursing sector.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
An ethnographic study of human dignity in nursing practice.
The ethical values of nursing are crucial to the provision of humane care. Human dignity is a core value that must be preserved in order to deliver such care. No studies to date have compared the perceptions of nurses and/or patients regarding the components of dignified care embedded in actual clinical practice. ⋯ The results of this study underline the importance of delivering dignified care and the need to ensure that nurses' attitudes and behaviours are consistent with this goal. The ethnographic approach, combining participant observation with individual interviews, revealed discrepancies between nurses' perceptions of the care they offered, or should offer, and what they actually did. This suggests a need for professional forums in which nurses can become more aware of their own clinical practice.