ArticleJournal of nursing management2022
Disciplinary processes for nurses, from organizational supervision to outcomes: A document analysis of a regulatory authority's decisions.
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- Nurses' Perceptions and Experiences of Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior: A Descriptive Qualitative Study.Journal of nursing management · 2025Article
- Outcomes of professional misconduct by nurses: a qualitative study.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Disciplinary processes for nurses, from organizational supervision to outcomes: A document analysis of a regulatory authority's decisions.Journal of nursing management · 2022Article
- Developing a Feasible and Credible Method for Analyzing Healthcare Documents as Written Data.Global qualitative nursing researchArticle
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aimThis study aims to explore the disciplinary processes for nurses, from organizational supervision to final decisions by the Finnish regulatory authority.
backgroundRegulatory authorities are responsible for protecting the public, by ensuring that they receive safe, competent and ethical nursing care, but little is known about the disciplinary processes for nurses.
methodsThis is a retrospective document analysis of 296 disciplinary decisions by the Finnish regulatory authority from 2007 to 2016. The data were analysed using a quantitative design with descriptive statistics.
resultsWe studied 204 disciplined nurses (81.4% female) with a mean age of 43.5 years. The disciplinary process comprised organizational supervision, complaints, investigations and decisions. Nurses with substance abuse issues were more likely to face criminal investigations and receive temporary decisions. The process lasted from under 1 month to years and could have profound effects on nurses, colleagues and nurse managers and compromise patient safety.
conclusionThis study identified key factors that could inform the disciplinary processes for nurses. More knowledge is needed about how organisations ensure patient safety when unprofessional conduct is suspected. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Retaining nursing professionals is vital due to global shortages, and more attention should be paid to organizational supervision and support for nurses during disciplinary processes.
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