Co-worker coordination for competency, learning and patient safety is an integral component of nursing ethics.
Findings of the thematic analysis were summarized along the following dimensions: access and equity, appropriateness (coordination, continuity, competency and comprehensiveness) and patient centeredness.
Compilation of the summaries sent by each country are presented along the dimensions separately for the two target groups: patients and PHC professionals – Access and equity – Appropriateness (coordination, continuity, competency and comprehensiveness) – Patient centeredness.
'Co-worker coordination for competency, learning and patient safety' refers to adequate interrelations in the hospital setting amongst healthcare co-workers in an effort to maximise training and knowledge and also sharing errors to guarantee optimal role delivery and patient safety practice.
Content analysis was used to discover sub-categories of ethical violations, as perceived by nurses, within four pre-defined categories of nursing codes of ethics: 1) professional guidelines and integrity, 2) patient informed consent, 3) patient rights, and 4) co-worker coordination for competency, learning and patient safety.
Participants were asked what kind of ethical violations, if any, they might have experienced during clinical practice, with specific regard to: 1) professional guidelines and integrity, 2) patient informed consent, 3) patient rights, and 4) co-worker coordination for competency, learning and patient safety.
Lastly, under the category of ' co-worker coordination for competency, learning and patient safety', it was found that nurses experienced a non-learning culture, blame-shifting from seniors and that they practised non-reportage of errors.> All participants described how student nurses were commonly used as adjunct staff in the hospital setting.
Background information provided to participants about the international nursing code of ethics The internationally agreed and endorsed nursing code of ethics includes: 1) professional guidelines and integrity, 2) patient informed consent, 3) patient rights, and 4) co-worker coordination for competency, learning and patient safety.
Further, the studies summarized in this review do not address the recent themes of contemporary chronic care model (patient safety, cultural competency, care coordination, community policies and case management) [ 1, 2].
