Education and Ethics In Nursing ISSN: 2322-5300

Providing discrete psychiatric care: an ethical obstacle to improving health in burn patients

https://doi.org/10.22034/ethic.2024.2033344.1065
Volume 13, 1-2
April 2024
Pages 18-24
Education and Ethics In Nursing ISSN: 2322-5300

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Saba Farzi 1
Sedigheh Farzi 2
Ehsaneh Najari 3

1 Assistant professor, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Department of Adult Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

2 Associated professor, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Department of Adult Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

3 Imam Musakazem Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract
Introduction:

One of the significant impacts of burns on patients is the change in mental health. Psychological disorders can directly and indirectly endanger the patient's life. Providing psychological care alongside other dimensions of care in terms of ethical is essential. The present study aimed to explore the experiences of burn nurses in providing psychological care to enhance the health of burn patients.

Methods & Materials:

The current study was conducted qualitatively and descriptively in the years 2022-2023(ten months) in Isfahan. Participants included nurses and nursing managers from the Imam Musa Kazem (AS) Educational Medical Center affiliated with Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, selected purposefully. Data collection was performed using semi-structured in-depth interviews. Data analysis was conducted using the Lundman and Graneheim approach. The study utilized Lincoln and Guba's four criteria (credibility, dependability, confirmability, and transferability)to strengthen the data.

Results:

The nine interviews were conducted with nurses and nursing managers. The participants included 6 women and 3 men with an average age of 41 ± 5.24 years. The main theme identified was "Psychological Care Disruption," which encompassed three subthemes: "The necessity of providing psychological care," "The role of nurses in providing psychological care," and "Barriers to psychological care."

Conclusion:

Individual and organizational preparedness for providing effective psychological care in an interdisciplinary manner is an essential educational and ethical principle for improving outcomes for burn patients.

Keywords

Mental health services
nursing
nurses
burns
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