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. 2015 Mar 19;16:16. doi: 10.1186/s12910-015-0011-2

Table 3.

Categories and sub-categories

Categories Professional guidelines and integrity Patient informed consent Patient rights Coworker coordination for competency, learning and patient safety
Sub-categories Nurse students used as adjunct staff Near-absence of consent taking from patients for most non-surgical medical procedures Patient discrimination on the basis of socio-demographic status Non-learning culture
Nurses having to face violence Absence of patient consent taking for receiving treatment from student nurse Withdrawal of treatment by nurses who fear for their safety Blame shifting and non-reportage of errors
Patient reluctance to receive treatment from nurse