• Dignity in relationships and existence in nursing homes’ cultures 

      Rehnsfeldt, Arne Wilhelm; Slettebø, Åshild; Lohne, Vibeke; Sæteren, Berit; Lindwall, Lillemor; Heggestad, Anne Kari Tolo; Råholm, Maj-Britt; Høy, Bente; Caspari, Synnøve; Nåden, Dagfinn (Nursing Ethics;Volume 29, Issue 7-8, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-07-08)
      Introduction: Expressions of dignity as a clinical phenomenon in nursing homes as expressed by caregivers were investigated. A coherence could be detected between the concepts and phenomena of existence and dignity in ...
    • Dignity of older home-dwelling women nearing end-of-life: Informal caregivers’ perception 

      Staats, Katrine; Grov, Ellen Karine; Husebø, Bettina; Tranvåg, Oscar (Nursing Ethics;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-28)
      Background: Most older people wish to live in the familiar surroundings of their own home until they die. Knowledge concerning dignity and dignity loss of home-dwelling older women living with incurable cancer should be ...
    • Discovering dignity through experience: How nursing students discover the expression of dignity 

      Stikholmen, Tone; Nåden, Dagfinn; Alvsvåg, Herdis (Nursing Ethics;Volume: 29, issue: 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-15)
      Introduction: Dignity is a core value in nursing. Nursing education shall prepare students for ethical professional practice and facilitate insight into the phenomenon of dignity and its significance. There is limited ...
    • Does coercion matter? Supporting young next-of-kin in mental health care 

      Martinsen, Elin Håkonsen; Weimand, Bente; Norvoll, Reidun (Nursing Ethics;2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background: Coercion can cause harm to both the patient and the patient’s family. Few studies have examined how the coercive treatment of a close relative might affect young next-of-kin. Research questions: We aimed to ...
    • End-of-life care at home: Dignity of family caregivers 

      Staats, Katrine; Jeppestøl, Kristin; Søvde, Bente Egge; Brenne, Bodil Aarmo; Tarberg, Anett Skorpen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Background: Healthcare services are increasingly being shifted to home settings for patients nearing end-of- life. Consequently, the burden on family caregivers is significant. Their vulnerable situation remains ...
    • Human rights and nutritional care in nurse education: lessons learned 

      Terragni, Laura; Raustøl, Anne (Nursing Ethics;Volume 29, Issue 4, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-07)
      Background: Food is an important part of nursing care and recognized as a basic need and a human right. Nutritional care for older adults in institutions represents a particularly important area to address in nursing ...
    • Nudging in Nursing 

      Mortensen, Anne Helene; Nordhaug, Marita; Lohne, Vibeke (Nursing Ethics;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-26)
      Nudging is a concept in behavioural science, political theory and economics that proposes indirect suggestions to try to achieve non-forced compliance and to influence the decision-making and behaviour of groups and ...
    • Residents’ experiences of paternalism in nursing homes 

      Mortensen, Anne Helene; Nåden, Dagfinn; Karterud, Dag; Lohne, Vibeke (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: Interest in strengthening residents’ autonomy in nursing homes is intensifying and professional caregivers’ experience ethical dilemmas when the principles of beneficence and autonomy conflict. This increased ...
    • Resource allocation and rationing in nursing care: A discussion paper 

      Scott, Anne; Harvey, Clare; Feltzmann, Heike; Suhonen, Riitta; Habermann, Monika; Halvorsen, Kristin; Christiansen, Karin; Toffoli, Luisa; Papastavrou, Evridiki (Nursing Ethics;2018, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Driven by interests in workforce planning and patient safety, a growing body of literature has begun to identify the reality and the prevalence of missed nursing care, also specified as care left undone, rationed care ...
    • A vulnerable journey towards professional empathy and moral courage 

      Heggestad, Anne Kari Tolo; Konow-Lund, Anne-Sophie; Christiansen, Bjørg; Nortvedt, Per (Nursing Ethics;Volume: 29, issue: 4, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06-01)
      Background: Empathy and moral courage are important virtues in nursing and nursing ethics. Hence, it is of great importance that nursing students and nurses develop their ability to empathize and their willingness to ...