Ethical Challenges Encountered by Clinical Trials Nurses: A Grounded Theory Study.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Oncology Nursing Society Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7809033 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1538-0688 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0190535X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Oncol Nurs Forum Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Pittsburgh, PA : Oncology Nursing Society
      Original Publication: New York, Oncology Nursing Society.
    • Subject Terms:
      Attitude of Health Personnel*; Clinical Trials as Topic/*ethics ; Nursing Research/*ethics ; Nursing Research/*methods ; Nursing Staff, Hospital/*ethics ; Nursing Staff, Hospital/*psychology ; Oncology Nursing/*ethics; Adult ; Female ; Grounded Theory ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Qualitative Research ; United States
    • Abstract:
      Objectives: To investigate the ethical challenges experienced by oncology clinical trials nurses (OCTNs) during the management of CTs and to examine how they resolve those conflicts.
      Sample & Setting: 12 licensed RNs who had been practicing as full- or part-time OCTNs for a minimum of two years at various academic medical centers in the United States.
      Methods & Variables: Classical grounded theory (CGT), an inductive methodology used to explore a social process in which little is known and to develop a theory grounded in the data, was used, in addition to CGT data analysis strategies.
      Results: CGT data analysis revealed the OCTNs' main concern (implementing an undefined job) and the way in which the OCTNs resolve this concern through the process of figuring it out. Figuring it out consists of learning as they go, utilizing their assets, standing their ground, and managing hope.
      Implications for Nursing: Although some nursing research provides examples of ethical challenges OCTNs might encounter in practice, there is little information regarding how nurses manage those encounters. A theoretical understanding of the OCTNs' experiences managing ethical challenges fills a gap in the nursing literature and provides a framework for how OCTNs manage and respond to challenges in professional practice.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: classical grounded theory*; clinical trial*; clinical trials nurse*; ethical challenge*; ethics*
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20200620 Date Completed: 20210603 Latest Revision: 20210603
    • Publication Date:
      20220302
    • Accession Number:
      10.1188/20.ONF.428-435
    • Accession Number:
      32555551