Unethical conduct by the nurse : a critical discourse analysis of Nurses Tribunal inquiries

The aim of this study was to uncover and critically examine hidden assumptions that underpin the findings of nurses' unethical conduct arising from inquiries conducted by the Nurses Tribunal in New South Wales. This was a qualitative study located within a post-structural theoretical framework. Transcripts of five inquiries conducted between 1998 and 2003 were analysed using critical discourse analysis. The findings revealed two dominant discourses that were drawn upon in the inquiries to construct nurses' conduct as unethical. These were discourses of trust and accountability. The way the nurses were spoken about during the inquiries was shaped by normalising judgements that were used to discursively position the nurse through narrative.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Nursing ethics - 20(2013), 5 vom: 22. Aug., Seite 578-88

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dixon, Kathleen A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Critical discourse analysis
Journal Article
Nurses Tribunal
Nursing
Post-structuralism
Unethical conduct

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 02.02.2015

Date Revised 10.12.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/0969733012468465

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM224729551