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We publish quarterly issues that include original research, case studies, reviews, and commentary, all centered on advancing nursing ethics, humanitarian care, and culturally-informed practices across global settings.
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- Volume 1 (Issue 2) JULY– DECEMBER 2025
Research Articles
Technology, Gender, and the Development and Decline of Nurse Anaesthetists in Britain and Germany
Vol.1(2); Pages:1-9. Published on July-2025
Abstract
Between 1846 and 1945, nurses in both Germany and Britain sometimes gave anaesthesia prior to surgery, though how and if they were recognized for this role changed between the two countries over the years. Here, the impact of gender history and the things people used in medical practice is analyzed to reveal how ethical concerns, medical boundaries and anaesthetics led to the decline of nurse anaesthetists. Nurse anaesthesia supprised professional anaesthesia in Germany for nearly a century and in Britain it was only present for a while during wartimes. According to the author, not only did trust from the public and between professionals ensure their standing, but also how nurses used anaesthetic tools was very significant. The progress of technology and professional changes in medicine caused nursing’s expert role in patient care to be gradually reduced, transferring major skills in caring for patients to machines and doctors.
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Ethical Challenges and Responsibilities in Community Nursing Practice
Vol.1(2); Pages:10-18. Published on November-2025
Abstract
Community nursing serves a great purpose in enhancing health, health prevention and helping the vulnerable in their immediate social setting. The focus on ethically correct practice is also central to the practice since nurses often face the dilemmas associated with the autonomy of the patient, confidentiality issues, informed consent, cultural awareness, the provision of the equal care, and resource allocation. Mixing professional intentionality with societal expectations will compel nurses to employ ethical virtues like, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, and individual rights respect. In addition, community nurses will also have to face the challenges of having limited resources, and diverse socio-economic, and cultural settings and remain trustful and accountable. This paper will address ethical issues encountered in the field of community nursing and the necessity to exercise utmost ethical decision-making models, professional training, and guidance to provide quality, caring, and fair healthcare.
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Integrating Moral Principles and Policy Frameworks in Modern Healthcare Practice
Vol.1(2); Pages:19-26. Published on November-2025
Abstract
The practice of healthcare falls on the border between science, humanism, and social expectations, and the principles of ethical conduct and the concepts of core values help decide on the decision-making process and professional dilemmas. There are philosophical, educational, and political aspects that are leading to significant differences in how healthcare providers interpret and employ these principles on an everyday basis. In a philosophical sense, theories of deontology, utilitarianism, and virtue ethics all define logical frameworks regarding the solution to moral dilemmas, focusing on patient autonomy, beneficence, and justice. Educationally, moral education in classrooms induces ethical reasoning, compassion, and professional excellence in professional formation in young practitioners. The ethical environment is guided politically by regulatory policies, institution-wide guidelines and priorities which influence the delivery of care to individual patients and create inconsistencies when the welfare of the rest of the society is put in perspective. This essay investigates the intersection of those factors that influence ethical decision-making and examines the challenges, approaches to managing the challenges and the changing face of ethics in modern health provision.
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Clinical Nurses’ Contribution to Oncologist Research: Perspectives from a Medical Environment
Vol.1(2); Pages:27-35. Published on November-2025
Abstract
Clinical nurses are critically involved in bridging that gap between patient care and research, especially in oncology. In Brazil, oncology nurses play an important role in the initiative and implementation of research studies, as well as the follow-up of these efforts to contact insured patients in an ethical and patient-focused manner. They contribute to the process through the recruitment and education of the patients, in the collection of data and observing the outcome of treatment thus making the research findings more applicable and quality. These nurses also enable interdisciplinary cooperation, transferring the evidence-based practices into the management of everyday clinical work. This paper reflects on the experience of oncology nurses working in Brazil and their contributions to research in a multi-dimensional nature, challenges they face, and the efforts they make to incorporate research in the practice. Knowing these roles is a reminder that nurse-led research projects should be encouraged to enhance patient outcomes and to make progress in the field of oncology.
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Comprehensive Review Protocol for Investigating Methods of Knowledge Acquisition in Undergraduate Healthcare Experiential Education
Vol.1(2); Pages:36-43. Published on November-2025
Abstract
The learning process in undergraduate clinical nursing learning is complicated, and depends on educational strategies, clinical settings and individual learner attributes. Although usually a fundamental role in the development of competent nursing professionals, the conceptualization of learning concerning clinical practice is diversified and not well-defined cross-literature. This scoping review will help to comprehensively identify available literature on the manner in which learning is defined in undergraduate clinical nursing practices. The review will help to identify the key themes, definitions, theoretical frameworks, and methodological approaches and present clarity on the current knowledge and evidence gaps to be filled in future studies. The data established in the present review are anticipated to be used in the guidance of nursing educators, curriculum developers, and policy makers in developing evidence-based strategies of education that will ensure that nursing students have maximum learning opportunities in the clinical environment. In the review, we will adhere to recognized scoping review procedures so that our study selection is transparent, replicable, and synthesizing.
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