CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ETHICAL NURSING PROCESSES IN THE STATE OF ALAGOAS

Fernandes, Áthylla Karine Farias dos Santos; Vasconcelos, Diana Maria de Brito; Santos, Eduarda Evelyn da Silva; Rodrigues, Ana Paula Rebelo Aquino; Souza, Wbiratan de Lima; Miranda, Lays Nogueira

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE • Cogit. Enferm. 27 • 2022 • https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v27i0.81476 copy

CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ETHICAL NURSING PROCESSES IN THE STATE OF ALAGOAS

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ABSTRACT

Objective:

to analyze the infringements related to the opening of disciplinary ethical processes against Nursing professionals in the state of Alagoas, Brazil.

Method:

this is a documentary, exploratory and retrospective study with quantitative analysis, carried out at the Regional Nursing Council of Alagoas, from November 2020 to January 2021. By consulting the physical process, with the aid of a collection script, the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.

Results:

68 ethical processes were analyzed from 2009 to 2020. The infringements referring to interprofessional relationships (37.03%) and negligence (20.99%) stand out; the most applied penalty was verbal warning (42.22%) and the main complainant was the Regional Nursing Council of Alagoas (27.94%).

Conclusion:

it is necessary to emphasize the issues related to the infringements by the permanent education centers, to strengthen communication between the professionals. The research contributes to giving visibility to the ethical processes faced by Nursing professionals.

DESCRIPTORS:
Code of Ethics; Nursing; Nursing Ethics; Professional Ethics; Nursing Legislation

Variable	n	%
Gender
Female	82	64,06
Male	13	10,15
Unknown	33	25,79
Age group
28 - 38 years old	17	13,29
39 - 49 years old	16	12,5
50 - 60 years old	8	6,25
61 - 70 years old	2	1,56
Unknown	85	66,4
Social class
Lower class	0	0
Middle class	1	0,79
Upper class	0	0
Unknown	127	99,21
Marital status
Single	26	20,31
Married	25	19,53
Divorced	9	7,03
Widowed	0	0
Unknown	68	53,12
Ethnicity
White	0	0
Brown	3	2,34
Black	1	0,79
Asian	0	0
Indigenous	0	0
Unknown	124	96,87
Professional category
Nurse	63	49,21
Nursing technician	43	33,6
Nursing assistant	17	13,29
Nursing attendant	2	1,56
Midwife	0	0
Unknown	3	2,34
Training time
1 - 10 years	5	3,9
11 - 21 years	1	0,78
22 - 33 years	1	0,78
Unknown	121	94,54
Registration time at COREN/AL
From 1 month to 1 year	2	1,56
From 2 to 12 years	30	23,43
From 13 to 23 years	17	13,29
From 24 to 30 years	3	2,34
Unknown	76	59,38
Criminal records and aggravating circumstances
Good criminal records	15	11,71
Criminal records and aggravating circumstances	1	0,79
Unknown	112	87,5
TOTAL	128	100

Categories	Reason of the complaint	Frequency	Total
Iatrogenics	1 - Related to negligence, imprudence and malpractice	4	5
Iatrogenics	2 - Medication related to negligence, imprudence and malpractice	1	5
Illegal exercise of the profession	3 - Illegal practice of Medicine	7	9
	4 - Illegal exercise of the Nursing profession	1
	5 - Illegal exercise of the profession of nursing technician or assistant	1
Interprofessional relationships	6 - Moral harassment	10	30
	7 - Abuse of power	5
	8 - Verbal aggression	7
	9 - Physical aggression	2
	10 - Insubordination	3
	11 - Persecution	2
	12 - Prejudice	1
Code of ethics	13 - Not complying with the council's deadlines	2	6
	14 - Disrespecting the council	3
	15 - Disclosing confidential information	1
Negligence	16 - Negligence	17	17
Aggression and mistreatment	17 - Verbal aggression	1	8
	18 - Physical aggression	1
	19 - Mistreatment	6
Responsibility of the nurse	20 - Responsibility of the nurse	2	2
Attendance and punctuality	21 - Absence of attendance and punctuality	1	1
Crimes	22 - Theft of medications and materials	1	3
	23 - Falsification in medical records	1
	24 - Document falsification	1

Variable	Frequency	%
Outcomes
Tried and acquitted	41	60,29
Tried and penalized	21	30,88
Conciliation	3	4,41
Filed due to prescription time (five years)	3	4,41
TOTAL	68	100
Penalties applied
Verbal warning	19	42,22
Fine	15	33,33
Censorship	11	24,45
Suspension of the professional practice	0	0
Cassation of the professional practice	0	0
TOTAL	45	100

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[1] Corresponding author:
Eduarda Evelyn da Silva Santos Centro Universitário Tiradentes - Maceió, AL, Brasil E-mail: dudaevelyn2010@hotmail.com