Nurses’ distress over ‘dignity’ failures

“Something as simple as making sure curtains fit and close properly around a bed or that gowns cover patients, can go a long way towards giving patients the privacy they need to make them feel more comfortable. This survey shows that nurses desperately want to give patients the high quality personalised and dignified care they deserve but many simply do not have the time and resources to do so.

“We are therefore asking for nurses to be given the time, resources and organisational support to make sure every patient is treated with dignity.”