A qualitative study of the ethical practice of newly graduated nurses working in mental health : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Nursing at Massey University

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dc.contributor.authorButters, Katheryn Janine
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-21T22:51:51Z
dc.date.availableNO_RESTRICTIONen_US
dc.date.available2009-05-21T22:51:51Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractDespite nurses having legitimate ethical rights and responsibilities, they are often constrained in practice from acting in ways they believe to be morally correct. This thesis presents a qualitative exploration of factors that influenced eight newly graduated nurses as they endeavoured to practice ethical mental health nursing in New Zealand. Data was gathered from in depth interviews with the participants and analysed using a thematic analysis method. A critical lens was employed to view the data so as to make visible aspects of the social and political context within which the participants were situated. The participants? moral practice was profoundly influenced by a number of relational experiences they had. These relationships were then determinants in their moral development, professional socialization and their ability to practice in accordance to their moral beliefs. Key aspects of these relationships were their experiences with nursing education and the influence of the organisations where they worked. Recommendations are made to both areas to enable and support moral nursing practice for new graduate mental health nurses. New graduate nurses inherently desire to practice in a way that honours the client and is therefore inherently ethical. Moral nursing practice is an everyday occurrence that must be situated in a culture of respect and regard for both clients and nurses. New graduate nurses have much to offer the profession and the tangata whaiora of the mental health services. They must be valued and supported to act in accordance to their moral ideals.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/860
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectPsychiatric nursingen_US
dc.subjectEthicsen_US
dc.subjectMoral nursing practiceen_US
dc.subject.otherFields of Research::320000 Medical and Health Sciences::321200 Public Health and Health Services::321204 Mental healthen_US
dc.titleA qualitative study of the ethical practice of newly graduated nurses working in mental health : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Nursing at Massey Universityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorButters, Katheryn Janine
thesis.degree.disciplineNursingen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Philosophy (M.Phil.)en_US
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