Kim, J.G. A Concept Analysis of the Social Responsibility of Nursing Organizations Based on Walker and Avant’s Method. Nurs. Rep.2023, 13, 1468-1476.
Kim, J.G. A Concept Analysis of the Social Responsibility of Nursing Organizations Based on Walker and Avant’s Method. Nurs. Rep. 2023, 13, 1468-1476.
Kim, J.G. A Concept Analysis of the Social Responsibility of Nursing Organizations Based on Walker and Avant’s Method. Nurs. Rep.2023, 13, 1468-1476.
Kim, J.G. A Concept Analysis of the Social Responsibility of Nursing Organizations Based on Walker and Avant’s Method. Nurs. Rep. 2023, 13, 1468-1476.
Abstract
Purpose: Social responsibility has been accepted as a core value of nursing profession, particularly in the area of health disparity, but it seems to be difficult to understand for what is meant by social responsibility. The purpose of this study was to explore ways to define the concept of social responsibility of nursing in order to understand the meaning of social responsibility in the field of nursing profession. Methods: The concept analysis process by Walker and Avant was used to clarify the meaning of social responsibility of nursing. Results: Defining attributes of social responsibility of nursing included praxis, as approach to strategizing for social and structural change of inequity, care for an oppressed group which is under social suffering caused by the privilege and power, and action for health policy change in social and political unequal contexts. The antecedents of social responsibility of nursing included reflectivities in identifying personal characteristics, taking seriously the perspective of other vulnerable population, recognizing social environmental status quo (‘fair or unfair’), developing competences in ethical and moral reasoning with social issues. Consequences of social responsibility of nursing were achieving social justice, as equal access to basic human health need in societal level, equal access to effective nursing practice delivery system and development of health promotion policy for world health administrative practices (“health for all”) in nursing. Conclusion: This study provides a guidance to direct future studies through the procedure of identifying conceptual attributes in the context of social responsibility of nursing. Future studies are suggested to develop instruments for social responsibility as well as development of educational programs to promote social responsibility competences in nursing students and nurses.
Keywords
Social Responsibility; Concept Analysis; praxis
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Nursing
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