In recent years, sexual harassment of nurses by patients and their families has become a serious problem. An anonymous self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted to obtain clues for managers to formulate measures to solve organizational problems. Responses of 242 subjects who provided free descriptions were analyzed. Contents were extracted over 11 categories of responses reported in studies by Hibino et al. Analysis of responses by 77 people who described emotions and behavior identified three categories of feelings(feelings that can’t be helped, fear/discomfort, and thoughts on emotional labor)and four categories of behavior(rejection by word or demeanor, parry/dodge, organization and staff response, and difficulty in dealing with). Quantitative text analysis revealed that verbal and touching-type forms of sexual harassment were common. The results suggest that the background to sexual harassment is an occupational characteristic of emotional labor, and that organizational countermeasures are urgently needed.

The purpose of this study was to clarify the support provided by the CNSs(Certified Nurse Specialists)in an ethics education program related to nurses’ moral efficacy and to discuss the role of CNS consultation and ethics coordination. We introduced action research into the research method, conversations on nursing practice of ethical cases between participating nurses and the CNSs were recorded, and the verbatim transcripts were analyzed qualitatively and descriptively. As a result, the following six categories of CNSs’ practices were extracted; “Leading the participants’ concerns to the essence of the problem”, “Assessing participants’ abilities and selecting feasible educational methods”, “Proposing strategies for solving ethical issues”, “Utilizing and coordinating resources”, “Providing support and leading to realization while paying attention to the energy of the participants ”, “Drawing out the participant’s abilities and realize a practice that will lead to confidence”. The CNSs support may have enhanced the participants’ sense of self-efficacy and influenced their ethical decision-making and ethical practice. This suggests the importance of the ethical coordination and consultation role of the CNSs in this program.

This study examined the nursing support certified neonatal intensive care unit(NICU)nurses provided in shared decision-making situations of withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment for critically ill children. Data was collected from 14 certified neonatal intensive care nurses using semi-structured interviews and analyzed qualitatively. The analysis results were categorized into 57 codes, 15 subcategories, and five categories. The five categories included [primary nurse-centered involvement with the family], [coordination of care and environment for the child and parents], [coordination and collaboration with multidisciplinary], [understanding and validation of parents’ thoughts and values], and [discussion to develop the treatment plan]. The primary nurses provided support by modifying the environment to make it easier for the child and parents to spend time together and assisting parents in experiencing parenthood and understanding their child’s condition. Additionally, information was shared by cooperating and collaborating with multidisciplinary and stepwise discussions were held while understanding the parents’ thoughts and values to help them make decisions.

The purpose of this research is to clearly record through interviews the mental reactions of hospital patients felt after their hospital was closed because of the COVID-19 virus. Patients felt financial constraints as well as loneliness from being separated from their families. In the early days of the virus expansion, reckless news reporting spread fear throughout this group. They became the subject of terrible rumors after leaving the hospitals. On the other hand, some of these patients began to band together to deal with these problems and encourage each other leading to many of them using electronic social media for the first time. It is necessary for nurses to be aware of the inconveniences of hospital life and the mental toll it takes on the patients.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the ethical issues experienced by operating room nurses regarding the coronavirus disease(COVID-19).

Methods: A total of 746 operating room nurses(excluding chief nurses, nurses with less than 1 year of experience, and part-time staff)were surveyed using a self-administered, anonymous questionnaire and their free-text responses were analyzed using qualitative induction.

Results: Ethical issues experienced by operating room nurses during COVID-19 were organized into 4 categories: care for patients undergoing surgery; hospital systems and policies; restrictions on interviews and visits; and discrimination against, prejudice toward, and restrictions on them and their families.

Conclusion: Operating room nurses experienced ethical issues that made it difficult to care for patients while working on COVID-19 prevention measures, and having theirs and their families’ private lives restricted along with facing discrimination and prejudice from society.