Nurses’ unprofessional behavior on patient care—A scoping review

Satu Lyytikäinen, Mari Kangasniemi, Tanja Moilanen, Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku, The Wellbeing Services County of Southwest Finland, Turku University Hospital, Wellbeing Research Field, Savonia University of Applied Sciences

Nursing Ethics: An International Journal for Health Care Professionals

Published online on April 10, 2026

Abstract

Nursing Ethics, Volume 33, Issue 5, Page 1515-1534, August 2026.
BackgroundNurses’ unprofessional behavior endangers quality of care and patient safety as well as nurses’ careers and work communities. Existing knowledge concerning nurses’ unprofessional behavior and its effects on patient care should therefore be ...