Bounded professional courage and safe initiative in intensive care nursing

Kevser Sevgi Ünal Aslan, Özgür Sert, Hüseyin Aslan, Ibrahim Sani Mert, Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Department of Business Administration, Antalya Bilim University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

Nursing Ethics: An International Journal for Health Care Professionals

Published online on July 10, 2026

Abstract

Nursing Ethics, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundIntensive care nurses may need to take proportionate first action before a revised medical order is available. In such moments, patient advocacy, role boundaries, and accountability intersect with fear of blame, uncertainty, and emotional burden,...