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Konsekvenser av sjuksköterskans visselblåsning - En litteraturstudie
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Consequences of the nurse´s whistleblowing - A literature study (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: I sitt arbete möter sjuksköterskan utmanade situationer där observationer om brister i patientsäkerheten förekommer. Enligt patientsäkerhetslagen är sjuksköterskor skyldiga att rapportera dessa brister och det kan innebära ett etiskt dilemma. Att rapportera kan ge sjuksköterskan negativa konsekvenser och att avstå att rapportera kan ge konsekvenser för patientsäkerheten och bidra till ökat lidande för patienter. Syftet med litteraturstudien var att undersöka sjuksköterskors eller sjuksköterskestudenters erfarenheter av möjliga konsekvenser efter visselblåsning inom hälso- och sjukvården. Metod: Studien genomfördes som en litteraturstudie där data sammanställdes genom en innehållsanalys. Resultatet: Analysen resulterade i två kategorier, negativa konsekvenser av visselblåsning och positiva konsekvenser av visselblåsning. Resultatet visade att visselblåsning sker i samband med allvarliga brister i patientsäkerheten. Detta blir till ett etiskt dilemma för sjuksköterskan som ställs inför att antingen vara lojal mot patienten eller arbetsgivaren/kollegier för att undgå negativa konsekvenser. Fåtal visselblåsare fick positiva konsekvenser i form av ett personligt tack. Konklusion: Att genomföra etikutbildning och diskutera begreppet visselblåsning i organisationen som en etisk fråga kan bidra till ett öppet klimat och stärka sjuksköterskorna i deras profession inför en visselblåsning.

Abstract [en]

Background: In nurse´s work they encounter challenging situations where observations of deficiencies in patient safety occur. According to the Patient Safety Act, nurses are obliged to report these shortcomings, and this can pose an ethical dilemma. Reporting can have negative consequences for the nurse and refraining from reporting can have consequences for patient safety and contribute to increased suffering for patients. The aim of the literature study was to examine nurses or nursing students experiences of possible consequences after whistleblowing in health care. Method: The study was conducted as a literature study where data were compiled through a content analysis. Results: The analysis resulted in two categories, negative consequences of whistling and positive consequences of whistling. The results showed that whistling occurs in connection with serious deficiencies in patient safety. This becomes an ethical dilemma for the nurse who is faced with either being loyal to the patient or the employer/colleagues to avoid negative consequences. Few whistleblowers had positive consequences in the form of a personal thank you. Conclusion: Conducting ethics education and discussing the concept of whistleblowing in the organization as an ethical issue can contribute to an open climate and strengthen the nurses in their profession before a whistleblowing.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. s. 22
Keywords [en]
Consequences, ethics, nurse, patient safety, whistleblower
Keywords [sv]
Etik, konsekvenser, patientsäkerhet, sjuksköterska, visselblåsare
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Nursing
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-46163OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-46163DiVA, id: diva2:1623313
Subject / course
Nursing
Educational program
Nursing Programme, 180 credits
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Available from: 2021-12-29 Created: 2021-12-28 Last updated: 2021-12-29Bibliographically approved

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