Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Engage Centre for Engaged Education through Entrepreneurship, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
J Nurs Manag. 2022 Oct;30(7):2346-2356. doi: 10.1111/jonm.13850. Epub 2022 Oct 19.
This study explores how nurse entrepreneurs' ethical concerns influence their pursuit of entrepreneurial opportunities.
Nurse entrepreneurs break norms to challenge the status quo in health care, and entrepreneurship in health care is associated with dubious morals. Thus, nurse entrepreneurs have struggled to gain support and acceptance for their work.
This qualitative study relies on in-depth, narrative interviews with 11 nurse entrepreneurs developing nine different ventures. The interviews are analysed using theoretical thematic analysis, leaning on the ethics of care theory.
The analysis reveals two stages of ethical concerns: (1) ethical concerns leading to an entrepreneurial opportunity and (2) ethical concerns while engaged in an opportunity formation.
This study shows that nurse entrepreneurs respond to health care issues in line with ethics of care and the ICN Code of Ethics. Nurse entrepreneurs are particularly concerned with doing no harm when developing their ideas and this fear could potentially deter nurses from acting entrepreneurially. 'The mantra of caring ethics' is a more suitable ethical guideline for (future) nurse entrepreneurs.
This study has implications for the moral image of nurse entrepreneurs. This is important for nursing managers, as several of them are nurse entrepreneurs themselves or employ and lead nurses who wish to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities to improve health care.
本研究探讨了护士创业者的伦理关注如何影响他们对创业机会的追求。
护士创业者打破常规，挑战医疗保健领域的现状，而医疗保健领域的创业与道德上的可疑行为有关。因此，护士创业者一直在努力为自己的工作赢得支持和认可。
本定性研究依赖于对 11 名开发 9 种不同创业项目的护士创业者进行深入的、叙事式访谈。访谈采用理论主题分析进行分析，借鉴关怀伦理理论。
分析揭示了伦理关注的两个阶段：（1）导致创业机会的伦理关注，以及（2）参与机会形成时的伦理关注。
本研究表明，护士创业者根据关怀伦理和国际护士协会伦理准则对医疗保健问题做出回应。护士创业者在开发自己的想法时特别关注不造成伤害，这种担忧可能会阻止护士从事创业活动。“关怀伦理的口头禅”是（未来）护士创业者更合适的伦理准则。
本研究对护士创业者的道德形象具有启示意义。这对护理管理者很重要，因为他们中的许多人本身就是护士创业者，或者雇佣和领导希望通过创业机会改善医疗保健的护士。
